Welmoed Heyden's Courage Red 2007

Name: Welmoed Heyden's Courage Red 2007
Brand: Welmoed
SKU: 22025

Dense, dark colour. Fresh blackcurrant, ripe berry fruit with a touch of mint on the nose. Fruit layered palate with well integrated oak-derived aromas, complementing the primary varietal characters. Very elegant, well balanced, medium to full bodied wine with an excellent finish.

Enjoy on its own, best served with roast beef or rack of lamb.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot ]

winery : Welmoed Winery

winemaker : Stephan Smit

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol rs : 2.9 g/l pH : 3.59 ta : 6.04 g/l

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

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : Consume within the next five years.

in the vineyard : Fruit sourced from the Stellenbosch and Darling regions.

in the cellar : Each varietal handled on its own, fermented on its skins for 10 days, cold soaking prior ferment for three days. Malolactic fermentation in chosen French oak barrels, 30% first fill, 35% second fill and 30% third fill used. Matured in these barrels for 20 months.

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