Le Bonheur Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

Colour: Dark ruby.
Bouquet: Aromas of cigar box, raspberry, blackcurrant and red berry fruits, supported by delicate vanilla oak.
Taste: Lead pencil shavings, pine needles and forest floor. Tannins are soft and add good structure to a wine with a long finish.

Serve with any red meat dish. Enjoy on its own with mature, hard, yellow cheeses that also comes to mind.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]

winery : Le Bonheur Estate

winemaker : Sakkie Kotzé

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 13.87 % vol rs : 2.4 g/l pH : 3.7 ta : 6.65 g/l

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

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

2012 Veritas Wine Awards - Silver Medal

ageing : Will mature extremely well for 8 to 10 years.

in the vineyard : Grapes for this wine were harvested from north-easterly facing vineyard blocks on the estate located 200m to 350m above seal level. The vineyards are between the ages of 9 and 28 years old and are cultivated under dry land conditions.

about the harvest: Grapes were hand-picked at 24Â° Balling and hand-sorted.

in the cellar : Once the grapes had been crushed, the mash was cooled and fermentation took place at 28Â°C over 8 days. Upon completion of malolactic fermentation the wine was matured in 300-litre French oak barrels for 18 months.

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