variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Shiraz ]
winemaker : Guy Webber
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 1.3 g/l pH : 3.61 ta : 5.21 g/l
type : Red body : Medium taste : Fragrant wooded
pack : Bottle closure : Cork
in the vineyard : Background
Stellenzicht’s Hill&Dale label offers a range of accessibly styled wines with a New World character for international appeal, created by award-winning winemaker Guy Webber. Despite their being made for early and easy enjoyment, Webber has eschewed a generic format for these wines, instead choosing to clearly express their origins.
Grapes for Hill&Dale are selected exclusively from Stellenbosch, with an extensive vineyard management programme in place, which includes inputs from international specialists such as world-renowned winemaker, viticulturist and researcher, Pascal Chatonnet and vineyard guru, Dr Eben Archer.
This wine is made from a blend of Cabernert Sauvignon (54%) and Shiraz (41%).
The vineyards (viticulturist: Eben Archer)
The grapes were sourced from trellised vineyards on the north-westerly slopes of the Helderberg Mountain, south of Stellenbosch, grown in soils originating from decomposed granite. The vineyards received supplementary overhead irrigation by means of a sprinkler system.