CCC Red 2009

Easy drinking wine with an abundance of sweat cherry & berry flavours. A fruity, easy-drinking wine with no harsh tannins.

Good with all light as well as meaty dishes; not recommended with seafood.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Cabernet Franc, 20% Cinsaut ]

winery : Bonnievale Wines

winemaker : Jolene Calitz Le Roux

wine of origin : Robertson

analysis : alc : 13.00 % vol rs : 5 g/l pH : 4 ta : 5.5 g/l

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

pack : Bottle size : 0 closure : Screwcap

in the vineyard : Area Planted: Vines are planted on the slopes to ensure lower production for maximum fruit quality
Rootstock: Richter 99/110
Trellis system: 3-5 wire
Irrigation: Yes
Soil: Semi Karoo with 250 mm rain annually

Vines are planted on the slopes to ensure lower production for maximum fruit quality.

about the harvest: Date: March
Type: Hand
Yield: 10 - 12 ton/ha

Handpicked in the cool of early morning.

in the cellar : Crushing/Destemming: Crushed/Destalked
Tanks: Stainless Steel
Fermentation protocol: In Stainless Steel tanks at 27° C for 10 days
Malolatic: Yes
Lees contact/Bottonage: Fermented on the skin for only 3 days to get sufficient colour without harsh tannins
Barrel ageing (oak type, % of blend, duration) - nill
Other Method of oak maturation (chips): 25% French & American staves
Fining: Bentonite
Filtration: Bulk
Stabilization: Cold

Fermented on the skin for only 3 days to get sufficient colour without harsh tannins.

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