3 Anchor Bay Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2004

Ripe berries and black fruit on the nose with hints of eucalyptus and subtle vanilla. The medium full palate is rounded by ripe fruit.


variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot ]
winery : 
winemaker : Chisto Versfeld
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol  rs : 4.8 g/l  pH : 3.81  ta : 5.5 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry   wooded
pack : Bottle  

ageing : 3 - years.

in the vineyard : Soil type: Sandstone
Age of vines: 5 - 7 years
Trellising: Vertical three wire
Yield: 4 - 5 tons/ha
Irrigation: Drip

about the harvest: Picking date: Beginning March 2004
Grape sugar: 25.8º Balling
Acidity: 6.7g/ltr
pH at harvest: 3.7

in the cellar : Fermentation temperature: 26 - 28ºC
Grapes were destemmed, crushed and cold macerated for 24 hours. The juice was inoculated with yeast and regular soft pumpovers were done for extraction
Wood ageing: 8 months French oak
Total production: 1200 cases

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