| Winemaker |
Beyers Truter |
| Varieties |
100 % Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Origin |
Simonsberg - Stellenbosch |
| Climate |
A dry and hot growing and ripening period. |
| Age of Vines |
33 Years and older bush vines |
| Irrigation |
Supplementary |
| Soil |
Hutton, Red, Decomposed Granite and Clovelley |
| Yield |
4 - 5 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 wines matured in 225 lit. French Nevers oak barrels for 26 months, 50 % new oak and 50 % second fill. |
| Product Description |
A deep red colour. Enormous amount of red and black berry flavours, complimented with balanced woodflavours, forming a well structured and balanced wine. A wine that will mature for 5-7 years. |
| Chenical Analysis |
| Alcohol |
Free SO2 |
Total SO2 |
PH |
T/A |
R/S |
V/A |
| 13,37 |
32 |
85 |
3,60 |
6,0 |
2,0 |
0,6 |
|
