Tier 3 - Hill Station Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2005

Classic Cape Cabernet Sauvignon with juicy blackberry fruit, dark chocolate undertones and gentle tannin structure. French oak and fruit are well integrated creating a soft easy drinking wine.

A good accompaniment to grilled or roasted meats, skewered kebabs and soft cheeses.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]

winery : Cape First Wines

winemaker : Christo Versfeld

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol rs : 4.00 g/l pH : 3.63 ta : 5.11 g/l

type : Red wooded

pack : Bottle

ageing : Maturation potential: 4 - 6 years

in the vineyard : Soil type: Lime rich / alluvia
Age of vines: 6 - 12 years
Trellising: Vertical three wire
Yield: 8 - 10 tons/ha
Irrigation: Drip

about the harvest: Picking date: Mid - End March
Grape sugar: 24Âº Balling
Acidity: 6.0 g/ltr
pH at harvest: 3.6

in the cellar : Fermentation temperature: 26 - 28ÂºC
Method: Three daily pump-overs. Malolactic fermentation was completed in oak.
Wood ageing: 20% French oak - wine matured for a period of 8 months.

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Tier 3 - Hill Station Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2005

Cabernet Sauvignon

Christo Versfeld