Webersburg Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Deep ruby garnet in colour. The wine has a spicy nose with ripe red berry fruit. Medium palate with leather and red fruit spice
and a rhubarb tartness through onto the finish. Layered and refined describes this smooth and elegant vintage.

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variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]

winery : Webersburg Wine Estate

winemaker : The Winemaking Team

wine of origin :

analysis : alc : 14 % vol rs : 2.9 g/l pH : 3.63 ta : 5.2 g/l

type : Red

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

Our 100% Cabernet Sauvignon comes from Webersburg, on top of the beautiful scenic slopes of the Helderberg Mountain. We are renowned for our world class Terroir influenced by rich soil types, cool sea-breezes, and protection from the harsh South easterly winds.

The 2017 vintage is bold and elegant and has good aging ability. The quality of the grape berries where exceptional
as the sugars and juice were well balanced due to the dry vintage, to produce this smooth and elegant attractive wine.

in the vineyard : Origin: Slopes of the Helderberg Mountain in Stellenbosch.

about the harvest: Harvest Stats: Grapes harvested between 24.0° - 24.5° Balling by hand
Yield: 5t/ha

in the cellar : Handpicked into lug boxes followed by berry sorting, preceded by destemming and gentle crushing directly into stainless steel open top fermentation tanks. The wine underwent a series of gentle punch downs 3-4 times per day.
A selection of French Oak Barrels was chosen for their complexity, aromatics, and fruit compatibility. This wine spent 22 months in 300 litre French Oak barrels, of which 75% were new the rest were divided into 2nd and 3rd Fill French Oak Barrels. Bottle Maturation | 1-2 years before release

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