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Vineyard Selection Range
Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
| Vintage: |
2003 |
| Origin: |
Jonkershoek Valley, Stellenbosch |
| Variety: |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Soil type: |
Decomposed granite |
| Harvest date: |
16-18 March 2003 |
| Yield: |
6 tons/ha or 40 hl/ha |
| Harvest stats: |
Grapes harvested between 24.0şB to 26.0şB,
TA 8.0 g/litre,
pH 3.25 |
| Vinification: |
Fermentation initiated in stainless steel tanks and underwent a series of pump overs until dry. Further maceration allowed before drawing off and light pressing. |
| Maturation: |
This wine spent 18 months in French oak barrels of which 100% was new. |
| Bottled: |
Bottled in November 2004. |
| Analysis: |
Alcohol 14.5 percent,
Residual sugar 1.4 g/litre,
TA 5.7 g/litre,
pH 3.6 |
| Tasting note: |
Deep red, purple in colour, the wine has high-toned blackcurrant, violet and cedar aromas with touches of mint, so typical of a Jonkershoek wine. A rich, ripe opulent but youthful palate has plummy fruit, a background of new oak and fine tannins. This is a multi faceted wine that needs time to mature. |
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