| Winemaker |
Beyers Truter |
| Varieties |
100 % Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Origin |
Simonsberg - Stellenbosch |
| Climate |
A cool wet season with a long growing and ripening period, which resulted in the latest harvest in 10 years. An excellent vintage with red wines that has loads of fruit and a suppleness for drinking and also good potential. |
| Age of Vines |
32 Years |
| Irrigation |
Supplementary |
| Soil |
Hutton, Decomposed Granite and Clovelley |
| Yield |
5 - 6 Tons/ha – 3 200 litres/ha |
| Vinification |
4-5 Days on the skins in open fermenters at 30 ºC. Punch cap by hand. After malolactic fermentation wine 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 |
| 13,5 |
16 |
66 |
3,68 |
6,03 |
0,66 |
|
