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Koopmanskloof Dry Red 2006

This is a full bodied, wood flavoured wine with a ruby red colour.

To be enjoyed with red meat and pasta dishes.
variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot ]
winery : Koopmanskloof
winemaker : Louwtjie Vlok
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 13.00 % vol  rs : 2.10 g/l  pH : 3.9  ta : 5.10 g/l  va : 0.56 g/l  so2 : 94 mg/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Screwcap  
AWARDS
Veritas 2008 - Bronze
in the vineyard : The Cabernet Sauvignon is cultivated as 50% bush vine and 50% trellis vine on Cape Hutton soil. Drip irrigated twice; firstly for 24 hours at veraison and later for 12 hours. Possibly another 6 hours during a very warm season.

The Merlot is all trellised, also on Cape Hutton soil, and sprinkled once at veraison.

about the harvest: Cabernet Sauvignon: harvested at 24° B with an average yield of 9.0 tons/ha.

Merlot: harvested at 23° - 24° B with an average yield of 7.0 tons/ha.

in the cellar : The Cabernet Sauvignon is inoculated with D254 & NT116 yeast strains. Matured with 1g/l wood chips and 4 g/l wood staves.

The Merlot is inoculated with NT116 yeast strain and fermented with 1 g/l wood chips. Another 2 g/l wood staves were added for 3 months aftr malolactic fermentation.

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