Graham Beck Coffeestone Cabernet 2005

Cedarwood and cigarbox flavours combined with black berry fruit on the nose. Ripe berries, spices and rich chocolate flavours on the palate. A full bodied, firmly structured wine with concentrated fruit, a balanced mouthfeel and long finish.

Excellent with hearty stews, North African dishes and risotto.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winery : Graham Beck
winemaker : Pieter Ferreira
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.6 % vol  rs : 2.51 g/l  pH : 3.51  ta : 6.5 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fragrant   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

ageing : This wine will develop for a further 5 - 10 years with careful cellaring.

in the vineyard : Coffeestone Vineyard, Firgrove, Stellenbosch. Deep granite gravel on laterite (coffeestone) and weathering clay (saprolite). Old bushvines with a yield of 4 tons per hectare.

about the harvest: Hand-picked at the end of March 2005 at optimum ripeness.

in the cellar : Fermented in open stainless steel tanks with regular punch downs to ensure optimum extraction and purity of fruit. Extended skin maceration after fermentation. Matured for 18 months in new fill French Oak barrels.

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