| Winemaker |
Beyers Truter |
| Varieties |
70 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 20 % Cabernet Franc and 10 % Merlot. |
| 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 wine. |
| Age of Vines |
31 Years |
| Irrigation |
None |
| Soil |
Hutton, Red, Decomposed Granite and Clovelly |
| 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 24 months, 100 % new oak. |
| Product Description |
A deep red colour. An abundance of blackberry fruit and oak flavours forming a complex and well structured wine. A wine that will mature for at least 7-10 years. |
| Chenical Analysis |
| Alcohol |
Free SO2 |
Total SO2 |
PH |
T/A |
R/S |
V/A |
| 13,1 |
37 |
89 |
3,59 |
6,0 |
2,0 |
0,67 |
|
