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IDIOM Cabernet Sauvignon / Pinotage / Merlot / Petit Verdot 2006 (Cape Blend)

A velvety opulent wine made with the Cape's own grape Pinotage (36%), blended with Cabernet Sauvignon (48%), Merlot (10%) and Petit Verdot (6%). Intriguing multi-layered aromas, flavours and textures. Cloves, sweet almonds, black cherries and cocoa reminiscent of black forest cake.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Pinotage, 10% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot ]
winery : Idiom Wines
winemaker : _
wine of origin : Helderberg
analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol  rs : 2.2 g/l  pH : 3.81  ta : 5.9 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
4 Stars Wine Magazine - June 2009
4 Stars - Platter 2009
Grand d'Or - Michelangelo awards 2009
Gold - Veritas 2009
Diamond Award - Winemaker's Choice Awards 2009

ageing : Recommended cellaring up to 5 - 8 years.
in the vineyard : Vineyard- Da Capo, Sir Lowry's Pass, Helderberg
Soils: Granite/Tukulu (decomposed granite)  /  Table Mountain Sandstone
Aspect: Cabernet Sauvignon -  west  /  Pinotage - south west  /  Merlot - south & south west   
Area: Cabernet Sauvignon - 5.86  /  Pinotage - 4.5 Hectares  /  Merlot - 8   
Trellising: Vertical Shoot Positioning
Irrigation: Drip
Predominant wind: SE Summer / NW Winter
Date of planting: Cabernet Sauvignon - 2000  /  Pinotage - 2001 & 2002  /  Merlot - 1999   
Clones:
Cabernet Sauvignon - 46C & 1631 on R110, 15M on US 8-7, 169AX on 101-14
Pinotage - PI245 on 101-14 & PI148A on R110
Merlot - MO343 & MO12 on Ruggeri 140, MO181 & MO192 on R110, MO3 on 101-14
about the harvest: Balling at picking: 24.5 - 25.9°B
in the cellar : All the different grapes spent 5 days on cold maceration, where after it was fermented in stainless steel tanks at optimal temperatures of between 22-28°C. Here after malo-lactic fermentation took place on wood staves in stainless steel tanks. The different wines were then blended and oak matured for 14 months in 60% new oak, mainly French and American.

Date of bottling: 13 August 2008
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