TASTING NOTES
Veritas 2005 - Bronze
Elunda Basson describes the wine as offering an amalgam of cigar box, blackcurrant, cassis, mint and coffee on the nose opening onto a refined palate of ripe fruit interwoven with complex nuances of oak and supported by firm but soft tannins.
IN THE VINEYARD
The grapes were sourced from Darling, Paarl and Stellenbosch vineyards, grown in well-drained, deep red and yellow soils. The wine growers are long-term suppliers with whom Nederburg is jointly involved in continual plant material and vineyard upgrading, ideally matching cultivar with terroir, and also in conducting ongoing improvements in vineyard management. The vines were planted betwwen 1990 and 1997 all trellised on a hedge system and given supplementary irrigation. The average yield was 8 tons/ha .
THE HARVEST
The fruit was picked at 24,5° Balling with each block individually vinified.
IN THE CELLAR
The grapes were fermented on the skins for an average of 10 days and then given additional skin contact of five days. The free run wine was kept separate from the pressed wine, all fermented in small tanks, manualy pumped over. Once spontaneous malolactic fermentation occurred the wine was transferred to wood, where it was racked regularly over the 24 month maturation period. It was aged in a combination of French (80%), Hungarian and American barrels, all new.
AGEING POTENTIAL
She says it is already approachable but has excellent maturation potential.
BLEND INFORMATION
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
FOOD SUGGESTIONS
She recommends serving with pâté, red meat and game casseroles and roasts and mature soft cheeses.
ACCOLADES
Veritas 2005 - Bronze
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