Chenin Blanc 2006
5400 bottles @
R33 per bottle

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SOIL TYPE
Decomposed granite mixed with clay

VINIFICATION
Different cultivars fermented separately in steel tanks for 10 days.  Malolactic fermentation.  Wines blended in a ratio of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc.  Matured in Nevers barriques for 24 months. 80% new wood and 20% second fill.  Further 24 months bottle maturation.

TASTING NOTES
Ultra dark, intense, opaque & concentrated. Very youthful with cerise rim. Exuberant cassis fruit on the nose, black cherry, blackcurrant & nettle-bush followed by cigar box. Full bodied with a concentrated fruit core wrapped by lush, sleek tannins and an earthy minerality.