Man Vintners Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

A bold yet classic style of cabernet sauvignon, showing typical cassis, red-berry fruit and cigar box oak spices. A soft, silky palate ends with a long finish.

A full-bodied cabernet that should pair well with red meat dishes. Serve at a cool room temperature.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]

winery : MAN Family Wines

winemaker : Michelle Rhodes

wine of origin : Paarl

analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 4.5 g/l pH : 3.37 ta : 6.2 g/l

type : Red body : Full

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

in the vineyard : Spring was cool and wet, with enough wind to keep disease at bay. Temperatures increased towards the 2008 ripening season, with the occasional heat wave. Grapes were healthy and a long growing season produced excellent phenolic ripeness, producing lower alcohol levels than typical. Excellent colour intensity and expressive fruit characters.

about the harvest: Average yield was 8 tons/ha.

in the cellar : From selected dry-land vineyards in the Agter-Paarl region. Our Malmesbury Shale soils have excellent water retention ability and give concentrated, flavourful grapes, which were hand-harvested, then given a one day cold maceration. Fermentation took place over 5 days in stainless steel tanks with regular pump-overs. Just before dryness, the wine was pressed and put back into tank for malo-lactic fermentation. 100% of the wine was matured in 225 and 300 l American oak barrels (50% new) for 12 months.

Total Production: 591 cases of 12.

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Cabernet Sauvignon

Michelle Rhodes