| Winemaker |
Beyers Truter |
| Varieties |
80 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 10 % Cabernet Franc and 10 % Merlot. |
| Origin |
Simonsberg - Stellenbosch |
| Climate |
A cool growing season with warm temperatures just before picking. |
| Age of Vines |
32 Years |
| Irrigation |
None |
| Soil |
Hutton, Red, Decomposed Granite and Clovelley |
| Yield |
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 24 months, 100 % new oak. |
| Product Description |
Full bodied, deep red, complex fruit and oak flavours, with a long aftertaste. A wine that will mature for at least 7-8 years in the bottle. |
| Chenical Analysis |
| Alcohol |
Free SO2 |
Total SO2 |
PH |
T/A |
R/S |
V/A |
| 13,5 |
36 |
98 |
3,65 |
5,9 |
1,1 |
0,72 |
|
