Cabernet Sauvignon / Shiraz 2005
10 000 bottles @
R42.00 per bottle

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Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon 1998

Winemaker Beyers Truter
Varieties 100 % Cabernet Sauvignon
Origin Simonsberg - Stellenbosch
Climate A cool growing season with warm temperatures just before picking.
Age of Vines 32 Years
Irrigation Supplementary
Soil Hutton, Red, Decomposed Granite and Clovelley
Yield 5-6 Tons/ha – 3200 litres/ha
Vinification 4-5 Days on the skins in open fermenters at 30 ºC. Punch cap by hand. After malolactic fermentation wines was matured in 225 lit. French Nevers oak barrels for 26 months, 50 % new oak and 50 % second fill.
Product Description Full-bodied deep red Cabernet Sauvignon with blackberry flavours on taste. An excellent balance between fruit, wood and tannin. Will last in the bottle for at least 5-7 years.
Chenical Analysis
Alcohol Free SO2 Total SO2 PH T/A V/A
13,0 33 96 3,65 6,01 0,68