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Mooiplaas Cabernet Franc 2005

Good, dark colour, palate shows good structure, barrel ageing saw to well integration of fruit and oak, good length on the palate, quite accessible.

variety : Cabernet Franc [ 90% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winery : Mooiplaas Estate
winemaker : Louis Roos
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.38 % vol  rs : 1.4 g/l  pH : 3.84  ta : 6.00 g/l  so2 : 93 mg/l  fso2 : 47 mg/l  
type : Red  style : Dry   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
2009 Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show - Bronze medal (70/100)
Veritas 2008 - Bronze
2008 International Wine & Spirit Competition - Bronze
2008 Michelangelo World Wine Awards - Silver Medal

ageing : Accessible now but have potential to age for at least 8 years.

in the vineyard : Age of vines: Average 6 years
Training method: 3-Wire vertical trellis

about the harvest: Harvest date: 10 March 2005
Grape analysis: Balling 26.4; pH 3.52; TA 4.7 g/l
Average yield: 5.01 tons/ha

in the cellar : Yeast type: NT50
Fermentation method: 6 days on the skins in closed cement tanks, fermented at 20° - 25° C, mixed by pumping over.
Maturation: 14.5 months in mostly 300 litre barrels.
± 27% new oak
93% French/7% Hungarian

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