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Glenelly Estate Glass Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

The Glass Collection Cabernet Sauvignon develops a very complex nose with flavours of blackcurrant, cherry, a touch of spices and chocolate. The wine has a good tannin structure, perfect balance and length, with layers of flavour.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winemaker : _
wine of origin : Simonsberg- Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol  rs : 1.5 g/l  pH : 3.74  ta : 5.3 g/l  
type : Red   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
in the vineyard : • Post 2008 harvest June to September were wet and cold.
• December was warm with drying January being cooler.
• From mid January to March was hot to very hot.
• Budding was good and even.
• Due to cold wet spring conditions the shoot growth was uneven.
• Flowering was good.
about the harvest: • Yield 7,5 Tons/HA. 50 Hl/Ha.
• Harvested by hand from early to late March.
in the cellar : The grapes were lightly crushed into stainless steel tanks. The fermentation was done by natural yeast with a mixture of rack and returns and open pump overs. Post fermentation skin contact during 2-3 weeks and pressed gently. Malolactic fermentation occurred in French oak barrels. Raked on average every 4 months. Matured during 12 months in oak. During the aging, the wine is clarified with natural egg whites and bottled later.
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