Mooiplaas Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

Deep purple colour, nose shows the typical lead pencil, roasted oak and cassis flavours, well structured palate with good length. Long barrel ageing saw to well integration of fruit and oak, tannins more yielding than in some previous vintages, quite accessible, have potential to age for at least 10 years.


variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winery : Mooiplaas Estate
winemaker : Louis Roos
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14 % vol  pH : 3.48  ta : 6.3 g/l  
type : Red   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

AWARDS
Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2012 - Bronze
in the vineyard : Soil Type: Oakleaf & Escourt
Training Method: 3-wire Vertical trellis
Vine range in age from 16 - 20 years. Glenrosa soil on West facing slopes between 200m - 280m above sea level.

about the harvest: Harvest Date: 9 March 2005

in the cellar : Fermented in closed stainless steel tank, WE372 yeast, fermented at 20° C - 25° C, mixed by pumping over. 30 months barrel maturation.

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