Graham Beck Coffeestone Cabernet 2006

Cedarwood and cigarbox flavours combined with rich dark berry fruit on the nose. Cassis, mulberry and spices on the palate. A full bodied, firmly structured wine with concentrated fruit, a balanced mouthfeel and a fresh after-palate typical to the Firgrove terroir from which the grapes derive.


variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winery : Graham Beck
winemaker : Pieter Ferreira
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.45 % vol  rs : 3.87 g/l  pH : 3.56  ta : 6.30 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fragrant   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

ageing : 

The 2007 vintage yielded some of the best quality Cabernet Sauvignon fruit in years. This wine will develop for a further 5 – 10 years with careful cellaring.

in the vineyard : 

The 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: Handpicked on the 21st of March 2007.
Harvest 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 a selection of new fill French Oak barrels.

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