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Koelenhof Stellenbosch 1679 The Legacy 2019

Full bodied, yet an elegant classic style. Deep ruby red colour with blackcurrant (cassis) and red berry flavours.

Serve with game, beef and lamb dishes.
variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ Cabernet Sauvignon 50%, Merlot 12.5%, Cabernet Franc 12.5%, Petit Verdot 12.5%, Malbec 12.5% ]
winemaker : Nicholas Husselman
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 13.65 % vol  rs : 3.4 g/l  pH : 3.58  ta : 5.8 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fragrant   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Cork  

ageing : This excellent 2019 vintage will peak from mid-2023 to 2033 when tertiary aromas will start to develop.
in the vineyard : Decomposed granite, Oakleaf, Tukulu and Clovelly soils.
Age of vines: on average 16 years.
about the harvest: Low rainfall, dry ripening season with cool nights and warm, dry days during picking. Smaller berries, with excellent colour and flavour intensity, harvested at optimum phenolic ripeness.
in the cellar : Wine spent 7 days on skins in rotor fermenters at 25°C.
Barrel ageing of 24 months in new 225 litre 75% Classic and 25% Thimeo French oak from Tonnellerie Bossuet.
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