Dombeya Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Winemaker's comment:
Now in our second vintage of harvesting Cabernet Sauvignon from the vineyards that we attended to our selves we can see the huge progression in the quality of the wines since 2005. We work extensively on crop management on the younger vineyards. The vineyards planted in '99 is now in balance and are producing great complex wines.

Tasting note:
Although still young with a tight tannins structure, the wine opens up with lovely black berry, cassis and cedar wood flavours. The palate is smooth with fine tannins and lingering fruity concentrated aftertaste.

This would go well with venison, beef, cheese and even a well matured cigar. Decanting is advised

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winemaker : Rianie Strydom
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 14.44 % vol  rs : 3.8 g/l  pH : 3.67  ta : 6.5 g/l  va : 0.58 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

in the vineyard : Soil and Terroir:
All of the vineyards are on North facing slopes. The soils consist of rocky clay of 10 - 15%, which gives good water retention ability. Supplementary irrigation was used sparingly and on a needs basis during the growing season.

about the harvest: All the grapes were harvested by hand. Due to the diversity of our soils we harvest parts of the vineyards at different times. The majority of the Cab vineyards ripen in the first 2 weeks of March.

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