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Alexanderfontein Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Colour: Deep colour.
Aroma: Cherry, pepper and blueberries.
Flavour: Fruity, berries.
Finish: Balanced palate with good acidity and soft tannins.

General: With red wines it is always important to pick the grapes when they are phonologically ripe. This is a very elusive phase and involves having the pips turn brown, the berries being a deep red colourand the palate displaying no green tannins.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winery : Ormonde Wines
winemaker : Michiel du Toit
wine of origin : Darling
analysis : alc : 13.76 % vol  rs : 1.9 g/l  pH : 3.73  ta : 6.1 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fragrant  
pack : Bottle  size : 0  closure : Screwcap  

ageing : Optimum Drinkability: 2008 - 2011
about the harvest: The grapes were handpicked at 24.5°B.
Harvest date: March 2008
in the cellar : At the cellar it was first cooled down to 15°C before allowing fermentation to start. After 2 weeks of fermentation the juice was separated fromthe  skins and pips to limit tannin extraction. Barrel ageing was done for 9 months, 30% being new wood - the rest 2nd and 3rd fill barrels.

Bottling date: July 2009
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