Overgaauw Touriga Nacional Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

It is a wine that is beautifully poised with a dark intense colour, succulent, lengthy mulberry fruit, dark chocolate, a twist of violets, soft tannins and fine white pepper finish on the pallet.


variety : Touriga Nacional [ 67% Touriga Nacional, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winery : Overgaauw Estate
winemaker : Chris Joubert
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 13.7 % vol  rs : 2.3 g/l  pH : 3.24  ta : 6.0 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fragrant   wooded
pack : Bottle  

ageing : Will benefit by ageing, but drinking well now.

in the vineyard : Age of vineyards:Touriga Nacional: 10 Years; Cabernet Sauvignon: 21 Years

about the harvest: Harvest date: March 200
Yield per hectare: 7 tons
Sugar level at harvest: 24° Balling

in the cellar : This is an excellent vintage, matured for 18 months in French oak.

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