Avondale Julia 2005

Serve at 16°C. This is an approachable, easy-drinking wine with a hint of seriousness, which makes it ideal to accompany light meals or pasta.
 
THE NAME
When this wine was first made in 1999 as Avondale Dry Red, it scooped up a double gold medal Veritas award. The family felt that 'dry red' did not do justice to the wine, so it was renamed after owner John Grieve's mother, Julia.


variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc ]
winery : Avondale Farm
winemaker : Bertus Albertyn
wine of origin : Paarl
analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol  rs : 1.6 g/l  pH : 3.49  ta : 7.0 g/l  
type : Red   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

ageing : Drink now.

in the vineyard : Viticulturist: Johnathan Grieve

about the harvest: 

The fruit was hand picked at 24° B-26° B and fermented at 26°C for eight days, after which it was pressed.

in the cellar : 

Malolactic fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks and was followed by barrel maturation of 12 months in 40% second fill French barrels, and 60% third fill American 225l barrels. Light egg white fining preceded fine sheet filtration prior to bottling.

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