for me it has its own style of both relatively sharp acidity & slightly faded fruitfulness, like Grand Reserva. it seems it needs more time like at least 3-5yrs for matured pleasant cedar and forest like aromas.
PRODUCTION
Fruit is sourced from a variety of sites ranging from the sandy gravel soils of the Firgrove and Raithby ward to sandy/loamy granite soils of the Jonkershoek ward. In essence, it is a blend of Stellenbosch Cabernets showing the variety of terroirs to be found, all harvested by hand at optimal ripeness. Five days fermentation in open concrete tanks with temperature control and regular manual plunging and pump-overs. The malolactic fermentation was carried out in lined concrete tanks after which the wine was transferred to 225L French oak barrels (25% new oak) where it was matured for 20 months.
for me it has its own style of both relatively sharp acidity & slightly faded fruitfulness, like Grand Reserva. it seems it needs more time like at least 3-5yrs for matured pleasant cedar and forest like aromas.
PRODUCTION
Fruit is sourced from a variety of sites ranging from the sandy gravel soils of the Firgrove and Raithby ward to sandy/loamy granite soils of the Jonkershoek ward. In essence, it is a blend of Stellenbosch Cabernets showing the variety of terroirs to be found, all harvested by hand at optimal ripeness. Five days fermentation in open concrete tanks with temperature control and regular manual plunging and pump-overs. The malolactic fermentation was carried out in lined concrete tanks after which the wine was transferred to 225L French oak barrels (25% new oak) where it was matured for 20 months.
May 25th, 2020
Wines of South Africa tasting 🇿🇦 : ripe black fruit and woodsy, round and structured, not too fruity. No 🫑
Wines of South Africa tasting 🇿🇦 : ripe black fruit and woodsy, round and structured, not too fruity. No 🫑
Sep 15th, 2021
An excellent Cabernet! Have one other bottle, and will try and hold onto it for a bit longer. I’m too tired to say anything meaningful about the characteristics 😉
An excellent Cabernet! Have one other bottle, and will try and hold onto it for a bit longer. I’m too tired to say anything meaningful about the characteristics 😉
Mar 4th, 2018
Stellenbosch, Coastal Region, Western Cape, South Africa
