Marcel de Reuck - Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Noble Cabernet Sauvignon, aged in barriques, 20% new, deep color, ripe aromas of berries and vanilla with spicy, smooth, measured dry ripe tannins on the palate.


variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winery : Crows Nest
winemaker : Marcel De Reuk
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 15.5 % vol  rs : 3.2 g/l  pH : 3.75  ta : 5.5 g/l  
type : Red  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

about the harvest: Grapes are hand picked in small crates, hand sorted in the cellar.

in the cellar : 
  • Destalked, crushed and cold soaked for three days.
  • Fermentation is started and skin contact for 26 days commences (the norm is 7-9 days),
  • The wine is mostly French but some Hungarian oak barrel matured – 20% new for 30 months
  • The wine are very lightly filtered and not cold stabilized for maximum quality (kept as natural as possible)
  • Low sulpher content, within that of organic wine specifications

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