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Steenberg H.M.S. Echo Red Blend 2010

An elegant wine with flavours of blackcurrants and aniseed on the nose with a hint of dark chocolate and cigar box. On the palate the wine shows firm tannins and good structure. Smooth and  voluptuous with flavours of dark chocolate, cassis and cedar oak on the palate.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 70% Cabernet Franc, 17% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winemaker : JD Pretorius
wine of origin : Constantia, Stellenbosch & Darling
analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol  rs : 3.0 g/l  pH : 3.56  ta : 5.8 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  
pack : Bottle  closure : Screwcap  

ageing : Will reward cellaring up to 5 years.
in the vineyard : Harvest date: March 2010
Trellising: Elongated Perold
Age of vines: 9 - 21 years
Pruning: Spur - 2 bud
about the harvest: Fruit from Constantia, Robertson and Darling.
Yield: 4 - t/ha

in the cellar : Each variety was fermented separately, on the skins, for about 14 days. Pump overs were done three times a day to extract colour and tannin. After fermentation the wines were racked into small French oak barrels - a combination of second and third fill - undergoing malolactic fermentation, then aged for 12 months. The wines were then racked, blended together and returned to barrel for another 6 months. A light egg white fining was done before bottling.
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