Rickety Bridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

Name: Rickety Bridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
Brand: Rickety Bridge
SKU: 12232

Soft fruity nose, mouthfuls of tomato, blackberry and raspberry ending in long finish with subtle notes of smoky cedar.

Lamb shank cooked with tomato sauce over linguini.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]

winery : Rickety Bridge Estate

winemaker : Wilhelm van Rooyen

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 13 % vol rs : 3.0 g/l pH : 3.57 ta : 6.3 g/l va : 0.91 g/l so2 : 89 mg/l fso2 : 18 mg/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full taste : Fragrant wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

2007 - Silver Veritas Award
2006 - Silver Veritas Award
2001 - Silver Veritas Award
2000 - Swiss International Air Lines Gourmet Festival Silver
2000 - Air France Classic Wine Trophy 2001
1998 - Air France Gold Medal Top 10 Red Wine Category 2001
1998 - Bronze Veritas Award

ageing : Peak drinking from 5 years, mature up to 8 years.

in the vineyard : Rickety Bridge celebrated its 200th anniversary in 1997. The cellar is situated on the temperate slopes of the Franschhoek Valley. The favourable terroir and micro-climate of Franschhoek, combined with a cellar policy of minimal interference produce the distinctive wines which are the hallmark of Rickety Bridge.

about the harvest: The different Cabernet Sauvignon blocks were harvested by hand from 27 February 2002 to the 8 March 2002 at 23.2° - 25.1° B. selected="true" blocks from Rickety Bridge Vineyards, Simonsberg and Polkadraai areas were used.

in the cellar : Fermentation was done in 10 000 litre stainless steel tanks at 26Â° - 30Â° C wine was pumped over four times daily, including two complete drainage of must before being pumped back on to the skins.

The wines were pressed in a bag press after 14 days. Press wine was kept separate and blended back where appropriate.

Malolactic fermentation was done in stainless steel tanks, wine pumped off lees into 25% new small French oak barrels and 75% into older French oak barrels. The wine was racked three times in the first year and twice in the second year while maturing in oak for a total of 30 months.

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