Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.5%
Residual Sugar 2.5 g/L
pH 3.53
Total Acidity 5.5 g/L
Calories (estimated) 120 kcal / glass
150ml glass120 kcal
750ml bottle600 kcal
Grape Varieties Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Franc100%
Region Western Cape
Soil Decomposed granite
Harvest Dates 18 February 2015 - 20 February 2015
Fermentation Vessels French Oak Fermenters
Oak Aging 18 months
Oak Details 60% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak60%
Oak Types French
Barrel Size 225L
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Grapes are handpicked, placed into small lug boxes and transported to the cellar in refrigerated trucks. In the cellar, the whole berries are double-sorted with an optical sorting line and then gravity-fed into French oak fermenters. Each batch is cold-soaked for a few days and then slowly brought up in temperature. Malolactic fermentation occurred naturally in the barrel. The wines were aged for 18- to 24 months in 225L French oak barrels (60% new), bottled unfiltered and finally bottle-aged for 3 years.
Tasting Notes
Nose: cocoa, spice, graphite, dried lavender, roasted nuts
Palate: black cherry, plum, chocolate
Critics Ratings Platter's SA: 95 Points
Platter's SA95 Points
Tim Atkin MW91 Points
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Phone
+27 (0)21 874 9004
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Owner
Johann Rupert