Hartenberg Cabernet Sauvignon 2004

Shimmering with black berry and cherry flavours, Hartenberg's 2004 vintage is renowned for its full-bodied and complex richness. Soft and delicious, the king of red wine.

Independent Tasting Note: John Platter 2007 SA Wine Guide: "04 cloaks the fine-grained tannin structure with shimmering berry fruit, crystallised violets, cedar spicing. Accessible, no hard edges, but the tannins are deeply veined, built for a 10+yr life."

This classically structured wine is an ideal accompaniment to most red meat dishes such as a rich meat stew, venison or game, springbok fillet, rare roast beef, pink lamb or even barbecued sausages with garlic mash. A delicious piece of grilled rump or sirloin steak with a Bordelaise or chasseur sauce would be a simple but successful match.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winemaker : Carl Schultz
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 15.01 % vol  rs : 2.7 g/l  pH : 3.45  ta : 5.9 g/l  va : 0.46 g/l  so2 : 99 mg/l  fso2 : 33 mg/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

AWARDS
2007 John Platter SA Wine Guide - 4 stars
in the vineyard : Average age of vines: 10 years
Number of clones: 5
Vineyards: 6 blocks of 3300 vines per hectare and 1 block of 5000 vines per hectare
Soil types: Deep red Hutton and Avalon Soils
Vintage: 2004 was an excellent vintage with hot, dry weather resulting in small berries and concentrated, structured reds as a result.

about the harvest: Hand picked and 100% de-stemmed with about 15% whole berries.

Harvest date: 15 March to 14 April 2004 (15 different days)
Average sugar at harvest: 25° Balling
Average yield: 6.5 tons/ha

in the cellar : Green harvesting, vineyard selection and cellar selection ensured that the wine represents the very best of the vintage. Hand picked and 100% de-stemmed with about 15% whole berries. An average 15day maceration was followed by fractional pressing with the free run juices being blended at a later stage. 80% of this wine underwent malolactic fermentation in barrel.

Barrel Ageing: 100% French oak; 50% new; 50% 2nd Fill
Time in wood: 15months
Bottling date: December 2005

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