The wine that achieved Ntsiki Biyela as Woman Winemaker of the Year for 2009! This Cabernet has a complex structure with a lot of dark fruits, black currents and some cigar box. A well integrated full-bodied Cabernet with some cedar. VINEYARD NOTES: Situation: North of Stellenbosch Altitude: 180 meters Soil Type Tukulu (Decomposed Granite) Age of vines: 10 years Irrigation: Drip irrigation
HARVEST NOTE: Grapes are hand picked at full ripeness in March 2006. Yield was about 8 tons per ha. CELLAR NOTES: Must treatment: Cold maceration for 3 days Fermentation: Open micro fermenters Pressing: Basket pressed Malolactic fermentation: In the barrel Maturation: 20 months French oak, 60% new Bottled: January 2008 Production: 25 000 liters TECHNICAL ANALYSIS: Alc: 14.5% PH: 3.75 TA: 5.9 g/l RS: 2.4 g/l |