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Jacob's Quest "Rite of Passage" Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Colour: Dark ruby red
Bouquet: Dark red fruit, chocolate and berry flavours.
Taste: Complex with well balanced tannins and a lingering finish.

Jacob Peu recommends this wine for relaxed moments, soul food and gatherings with friends.
variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winemaker : Dico du toit
wine of origin : Swartland
analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol  rs : 4.1 g/l  pH : 3.41  ta : 5.7 g/l  
type : Red  
pack : Bottle  closure : Screwcap  
in the vineyard : Grown at the foot of the Great Winterhoek Mountains, around the town of Porterville in the Swartland Region.
about the harvest: The grapes were harvested at between 24.5º and 26º Balling. Two vineyard blocks were cold soaked separately for two days.
in the cellar : Each of the two batches of Cabernet Sauvingon were fermented with a different yeast at 22°C (cool ferment) for seven days to retain fruit flavours. After malolactic fermentation the wine was blended and aged in 3rd and 4th fill French Oak barrels for a period of 9 months.
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Jacob's Quest "Rite of Passage" Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
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