| Winemaker |
Beyers Truter |
| Varieties |
100 % Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Origin |
Simonsberg - Stellenbosch |
| Climate |
A very cool and wet growing season with uneven heat and windy conditions during ripening stage which caused delayed sugar formation. An average vintage with balanced drinkable wines. |
| Age of Vines |
33 Years |
| Irrigation |
Supplementary |
| Soil |
Hutton, Decomposed Granite and Clovelley |
| Yield |
5-6 Tons/ha |
| Vinification |
4-5 Days on the skins in open fermentersat 30 ºC. Punch cap by hand. After malolactic fermentation wines matured in 225 lit. French Nevers oak barrels for 18-20 months, 33,3 % new oak, 33,3 % second fill and 33,3 % third fill. |
| Product Description |
Medium to full bodied red colour. Typical nutty and berry fruit on the nose. A good balance on the taste between fruit, wood, tannin and acid. A wine for earlier consumption but that will last in the bottle for at least 3-5 years. |
| Chenical Analysis |
| Alcohol |
Free SO2 |
Total SO2 |
PH |
T/A |
R/S |
V/A |
| 12,5 |
28 |
66 |
3,7 |
5,9 |
2,0 |
0,6 |
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