| Winemaker |
Beyers Truter |
| Varieties |
80 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 10 % Cabernet Franc and 10 % Merlot. |
| 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 |
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 |
| 14,0 |
16 |
66 |
3,62 |
5,91 |
2.0 |
0,7 |
|
