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Robertson Winery Range Ruby Cabernet 2007

Ruby Cabernet is a single variety developed in California from a cross of Cabernet Sauvignon with Carignan. Deep in colour, medium-bodied and rich in flavour with very soft tannins which makes the wine approachable within just a couple of months after the vintage.

Complements beef roast, chicken roast, stews, lamb, venison, pasta and steak. Serving temperature: 12º - 14ºC.
variety : Ruby Cabernet [ 100% Ruby Cabernet ]
winery : Robertson Winery
winemaker : Lolly Louwrens
wine of origin : Breede River
analysis : alc : 13.55 % vol  rs : 3.7 g/l  pH : 3.48  ta : 5.67 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Medium  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

ageing : 2 years.

in the vineyard : The fruit was sourced from 35 specially chosen grape growing families in the Robertson Valley. Vines are grown in deep cool alluvial soil that is rich in lime and receives an annual rainfall of only 280 mm per year.

Vintage
The 2007 Vintage will be remembered as one of the best till date. The run-up to this harvest was almost perfect, starting with a cold, wet winter (first one in many years) moderate spring, with no significant winds hampering growth.

The weather during harvest also was perfect with more or less no rain. The only little blemish in this years growing season was the heat wave during the end of January. Although high temperatures were recorded, the intensity of this heat wave was less severe in Robertson than in other South African winegrowing areas. The availability of irrigation also helped to buffer the vineyards against such a heat wave and the net result was that the vineyards coped with the heat wave conditions better than was expected.

The above mentioned conducive were contusive to good growth, effective canopies and a little bigger crop of excellent quality. The bigger crop is due to new vineyards coming into bearing, older vineyards cropping a bit more and especially because no crop losses occurred due to disease or rot.

With a season like this one, we can look forward to excellent 2007 wines – both red and white.

about the harvest: Fruit was harvested very early in the morning from the last week of February to the middle of March from the specially selected grape growers in the Robertson Valley. The wine was harvested at optimum flavour from a selection of vineyards.
in the cellar : Keeping the fruit separate throughout fermentation, wines were produced with varying flavours and palate weight allowing a diverse choice when it came to blending.
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