Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.32%
Residual Sugar 2.2 g/L
pH 3.89
Total Acidity 5.9 g/L
Calories (estimated) 120 kcal / glass
150ml glass120 kcal
750ml bottle600 kcal
Grape Varieties Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon100%
Region Stellenbosch
Harvest Dates Sunset Vineyard (Simonsberg): March 7; Stonefield (Helderberg): March 20
Fermentation Vessels Open Fermenter, Stainless Steel, Oak Barrel
Maceration 10 days
Oak Types French
Barrel Size 225 litre barrels
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Volume 4,304 bottles
Magnums408
Bottles4,304
Production Details 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from two trellised vineyards: Sunset Vineyard in the Simonsberg and Stonefield on the Helderberg slopes. Harvested by hand into approximately 18 kg baskets at 24-25 Balling, then destemmed, manually sorted, crushed with about 50% whole berries, and fermented in open fermenters with manual punchdowns 6-8 times daily. Average skin contact was 10 days before basket pressing. Free-run and press fractions were blended and racked to stainless steel tanks and 225 litre barrels. Malolactic fermentation took place in barrels and tanks, followed by barrel-to-barrel and barrel-to-tank rackings for clarification and blending. Matured in French oak barrels for 31 months. A selection of 15 barrels was blended before gravity bottling through a cartridge filter.
Tasting Notes
medium-dark plum colour, slightly sweet red berries, cassis, violets, mocha, cedar complexity
Individual Vintages
Producer Information
Website
Address
Eikendal Road, P.O. Box 206, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
Phone
+27 21 855 3625
Email
Owner
Jeremy Walker and Dr. John Hill
Cellarmaster
Jeremy Walker