Boer & Brit The General 2009


variety : Cabernet Franc [ 67% Cabernet Franc, 20% Malbec, 13% Petit Verdot ]
winemaker : .
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol  rs : 2.5 g/l  pH : 3.6  ta : 5.8 g/l  va : 0.7 g/l  
type : Red  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

about the harvest: Picked by hand in the early morning between 24-25°B, picking stops by 10:30. Wine of Origin Stellenbosch .

in the cellar : Fermentation: Cold soaked for 36 hours from 5° C to 16° C. Fermented using combination of yeasts. Punch down 5 - 2 times daily during ferment with two pump overs. Pressed between 0 and 3 balling

Maturation: Pressed straight to barrel. Malo lactic fermentation occurs naturally in barrel. Wine is racked between 1 to 2 times before bottling. Wine is fined using natural egg white. Aged for 10 months in French 2nd fill barrels and a 10% new wood component.

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