Ridgeback Journey 2012

Name: Ridgeback Journey 2012
Brand: Ridgeback
SKU: 33612

Intense mulberry, plum and pepper spice with a hint of mint evolves to notes of Christmas cake and leather. The rich, juicy mid-palate runs seamlessly onto a long, mineral finish.

variety : Cabernet Franc [ 33% Cabernet Franc, 31% Merlot, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot ]

winery : Ridgeback Wines

winemaker : Toit Wessels

wine of origin : Paarl

analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 2.0 g/l pH : 3.69 ta : 5.82 g/l

type : Red style : Dry taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle size : 0 closure : Cork

AWARDS

2013 Veritas Wine Awards - Silver
2013 Michelangelo International Wine Awards - Gold

about the harvest: The 4 cultivars used in our Journey blend were harvested at optimal ripeness at various stages during the period of 24 February to 27 arch 2011.

The generous attention given to all component vineyards which included leaf plucking, narrow canopies and bunch trimming ensured optimally ripe fruit tannin and full berry flavour.

	Cab Franc	Cab Sauv	Merlot	Petit Verdot
Sugar	25°B	24.7°B	24.6°B	24.7°B
Acid	5.1g/l	5.3g/l	5.1g/l	5.85g/l
pH	3.80	3.75	3.70	3.65

in the cellar :

All of the above were de-stemmed without excessive crushing. The whole-berry component in the open stainless steel fermenters was at 60%.

After 12 hours of cold soaking each of the musts were inoculated with a commercial yeast strain best suited to the specific variety.

Pump overs were given twice to three times daily to extract colour, tannin and flavour. Each tank also received a rack and return.

Fermentation for each of the cultivars ran at 24-28 degrees Celsius and lasted for 5 - 7 days.

Thereafter the wine was gently pressed and free run was consolidated with press fractions.

The wine was gravity fed to second and third fill French oak barrels for secondary malo-lactic fermentation.

Maturation in 225 litre French oak barrels lasted for 15 months.

The specially selected barrels for all 4 varieties were then blended and lightly filtered prior to bottling.

Bottling date: 14 June 2013
Production: 15145 bottles
Release: August 2013

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