Robertson Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Name: Robertson Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
Brand: Robertson Winery
SKU: 19390

Smooth, full-bodied style with rich mulberry, plum and cassis supported by soft tannins. The wine is deep red in colour, smooth with good weight made in a friendly new Cape style with no hard edges.

Enjoy now with roast beef, stews, lamb, venison, pasta and steak. Serving temperature: 12Âº - 14ÂºC.

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variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]

winery : Robertson Winery

winemaker : Lolly Louwrens

wine of origin : Breede River

analysis : alc : 13.55 % vol rs : 7.8 g/l pH : 3.74 ta : 5.38 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : 2 - 3 years

in the vineyard : 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 year's 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 were conducive to good growth, effective canopies and excellent quality. The little bigger 2007 crop was 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: Grapes were harvested at full ripeness between 24,5Âº - 26,5Âº Balling from a selection of vineyards from the last week of February to the middle of March.

Yield (ton/ha): 10 Tons

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