Boland No 1 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Name: Boland No 1 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Brand: Boland No 1 Reserve
SKU: 12281

International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2006 - Bronze
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2006 - Silver Medal
Swiss International Air Lines Award 2006 - Gold
The No 1 Reserve range of wines is the pinnacle of Boland Cellar teamwork between the grape producer, viticulturist, winemaker and the market and is the product of carefully selected grapes and wine from vineyards that have a proven history of excellence.

Veritas 2005 - Double Gold
Challenge International du Vin - France - Gold
Les Citadelles du Vin - France - Trophy Prestige
Veritas 2004 - Double Gold
Challenge International du Vin 2005 - Gold
This wine shows a deep, intense ruby red colour with typical blackcurrant and plum flavours and also shows well-integrated wood flavours. This full-bodied wine is well balanced and complex in structure and flavour and also shows undertones of cigar box flavours and a hint of mint and some nuts. This soft, full bodied wine with its strong lingering aftertaste that will stay with you long after the last sip.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]

winery : Boland Cellar

winemaker : Altus le Roux & Team

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 13.94 % vol rs : 1.7 g/l pH : 3.95 ta : 5.8 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2006 - Bronze
Swiss International Air Lines Award 2006 - Gold
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2006 - Silver Medal
Veritas 2005 - Double Gold
Challenge International du Vin - France - Gold
Les Citadelles du Vin - France - Trophy Prestige
Veritas 2004 - Double Gold
Challenge International du Vin 2005 - Gold

in the vineyard : Origin of the Grapes
This is certainly the oldest and most widely planted variety in South Africa. The grapes selected for this wine come from the cooler parts of the traditional Paarl region where the Atlantic Ocean has cooling influence. This is a single vineyard wine produced from grapes off 10 year old bushvines, planted 100m above sea level in deep yellowish brown gravelly soils.

Viticulture
This vineyard flourishes on a rich duplex loam topsoil with a gravelly clay bottom soil. Vines were carefully spur pruned and manipulated by specialized canopy management techniques to utilize the African sun optimally to produce berry like fruity flavours and soft tannins at a yield of 6 tonnes per hectare. This vineyard receives only three irrigations in total per year of which one is post harvest. Grapes are thinned to ripen as evenly as possible for best possible results.

about the harvest: Grapes were carefully handpicked in the cool first week of March at optimum flavour and tannin ripeness. These grapes create a dark, ruby red, full-bodied wine with an intense blackcurrant bouquet.

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