| Winemaker |
Beyers Truter |
| Varieties |
68 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 21 % Cabernet Franc and 11 % Merlot. |
| Origin |
Simonsberg - Stellenbosch |
| Climate |
Excellent weather conditions – warm and dry growing and ripening period which resulted in red wines with tremendous power and flavour. Definitely a vintage year. |
| Age of Vines |
33 Years |
| Irrigation |
Dry land |
| Soil |
Hutton, Decomposed Granite |
| Yield |
5,5 Tons/ha – 3 575 litres/ha |
| Vinification |
5 Days on the skins in open fermenters at 28 ºC. Punch cap by hand. After malolactic fermentation wines matured in 225 lit. French Nevers oak barrels for 22 months, 80 % new oak and 20 % second fill. |
| 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 |
| 12,8 |
25 |
65 |
3,6 |
5,6 |
2,0 |
0,6 |
|
