Aaldering Vineyards & Wines Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 2009

A beautifully balanced wine that portrays notes of strawberry, blackberry and plums. The full bodied mouth feel explodes with red and black fruit whilst conjuring thoughts of dark chocolate on the finish.


variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot ]
winemaker : Dustin Osborne
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol  rs : 3.7 g/l  pH : 3.58  ta : 5.6 g/l  va : 0.53 g/l  so2 : 107 mg/l  fso2 : 17 mg/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 0  closure : Cork  

AWARDS

ageing : Enjoy right now or age up to 6 years if you can resist the temptation to open this bottle.

in the vineyard :  The 1.32 hectares of Merlot vineyards and the 2.39 hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards have a rich red hutton and clovelly soil. The grapes were picked from 14 year old vines.

about the harvest: The two varieties were harvested separately at their optimum ripeness. The grapes were hand-picked and taken to the winery in small bins where only the best quality grapes were selected for the winemaking process.

in the cellar : Aged for 2 years on French oak barrels.

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