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Ridgeback Cabernet Franc / Merlot 2003

Juliet Cullinan Wine Connoisseur's Award 2005 - Gold
Swiss International Air Line Awards - Silver
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2005 - Gold
Full ripe fruit with juicy mid palate weight, good firm tannin structure. Upfront aromatics of plums, mulberries, black cherries with mineral and dark chocolate oak spice. Long elegant finish.

variety : Merlot [ Merlot, Cabernet Franc ]
winery : Ridgeback Wines
winemaker : Cathy Marshall
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol  rs : 2.5 g/l  pH : 3.63  ta : 5.7 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
Gold – Concours Mondial Bruxelles 2005
Silver – Swiss International Airline Wine Awards 2005
Silver – Juliet Cullinan Wine Awards 2005
Silver – Veritas Awards 2005
4 ½ star – Grape Magazine Oct/Nov 2004
4 star John Platter 2005
Bronze – Veritas Awards 2004
Commended – Decanter World Wines Awards
about the harvest: Merlot 2003
Grapes were handpicked on 14 February 2003
Bunches were harvested at seed ripeness
Analysis:
Sugar: 25º Balling
Acid: 5.76g/L
pH: 3.84

Cabernet Franc 2003
Grapes were handpicked on 25 February 2003
Bunches were harvested at seed ripeness
Analysis:
Sugar: 23.4º Balling
Acid: 5.2g/L
pH: 3.92
in the cellar : Destemming with no crushing in cool misty morning
Whole berry component of 80% in fermenter
Fermented in open top stainless steel fermenters at 26-30C
Pumpovers were applied daily for extraction of flavour, aromatics and tannins.
Mash was immediately pressed after primary fermentation was completed
Wine was settled overnight in stainless steel tanks and gravity fed to 225L barrels for secondary malo lactic fermentation.
Wine was matured for 16 months in first, second and third fills French barrels.
Blending of selected barrels of Merlot and Cabernet Franc
Wine was lightly filtered into bottle
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