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VARIETALS
45% Cabernet; 44% Merlot; 8% Petit Verdot; 4% Cabernet Franc
WINEMAKER’S DESCRIPTION
Deep dark red colour. Expressive layers of Bordeaux varietal fruit with blackcurrent ripe berry fruit and seamless tannins. Fruit layered palate with well integrated oak-derived aromas complementing the primary varietal characters. Very elegant well balanced, medium to full bodied wine with an excellent finish.
VITICULTURE AND VINIFICATION NOTES
Fruit sourced from selected vineyard blocks in the Stellenbosch and Darling regions. Each varietal handled on its own, fermented on its skins for 12 days, cold soaking prior to fermentation for three days. Malolactic fermentation in selected French oak barrels, 25% first fill, 35% second fill and 40% third fill used. Matured in these barrels for 18 months.
FOOD SUGGESTION
Enjoy on its own, or served with roast beef or rack of lamb.
MATURATIONAL POTENTIAL
Consume within the next five years.
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