Rooiberg Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2004

This flagship wine of our Reserve Selection is a rich intense wine with a beautiful deep ruby color. Careful maturation in French oak for 18 months ensures a dimension of discreet dark chocolate and coffee richness of the palate.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]

winery : Rooiberg Winery

winemaker : Eduard Malherbe

wine of origin : Robertson

analysis : alc : 14.29 % vol rs : 2.5 g/l pH : 3.68 ta : 6.1 g/l

type : Red wooded

pack : Bottle

about the harvest: Grapes harvested from a selected vineyard.

in the cellar : Harvested at optimum sugar levels to obtain all the best fruit flavours, de-stemmed, crushed into rototanks. Cold soaking for 2 days. Fermented at 26-28ÂºC until dry. Left on skins for 2-4 days after dry, pressed, malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Ageing in new French oak (225lt) barrels for 18 months .
Bottled: December 2004

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