Hartenberg The Mackenzie 2006

This classically styled richly structured wine has a strong blackcurrant element but with some violets and dark chocolate as well. The cigar box and cedary oak characters derived from the wood are balanced by the black and red fruit aromatics present in the wine. Further cellaring will be to the wine’s advantage.


variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Malbec, 5% Merlot ]
winemaker : Carl Schultz
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol  rs : 1.9 g/l  pH : 3.52  ta : 5.8 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fragrant   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

ageing : 8 - 12 years from vintage.

in the vineyard : This limited volume wine represents a single vineyard block selection where the Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes are planted former above the latter on rich, deep red clay - bearing Tukulu soils (previously known as Hutton).The Malbec is on the slope adjacent to this. The Cabernet is planted in the drier, top of the slope and the Merlot in the shallower, clay-rich, moisture retaining, base of the slope.

in the cellar : Oak Maturation: 100% French oak (all new 225L)
Time in Oak: 21 months
Bottling Date: December 2007
Total Produced: 21 barrels produced

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