| Winemaker |
Beyers Truter |
| Varieties |
80 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 10 % Cabernet Franc and 10 % Merlot. |
| Origin |
Simonsberg - Stellenbosch |
| Climate |
A cool dry season with good weather conditions during the ripening period. The relative small yield resulted in good fruit with loads of concentration. |
| Age of Vines |
30 Years |
| Irrigation |
None |
| Soil |
Decomposed Granite - Hutton |
| Yield |
4 - 5 Tons/ha – 2700 litres/ha |
| Vinification |
5 Days on the skins in open fermenters at 29 ºC. Punch cap by hand. After malolactic fermentation wines matured in 225 lit. Sequin Moreau oak barrels for 22 months, 50 % new oak and 50 % second fill. |
| Product Description |
A full bodied complex red wine with fruit flavours that is well in balance with the oak, tannin and acid of the wine. A wine that will last for at least 6-8 years. It will go well with roasts, red meat and game. |
| Chenical Analysis |
| Alcohol |
Free SO2 |
Total SO2 |
PH |
T/A |
R/S |
V/A |
| 12,6 |
18 |
95 |
3,42 |
5,8 |
2,2 |
0,7 |
|
