Dieu Donné Cabernet Sauvignon 2000

A full bodied complex Cabernet Sauvignon with dense violet, blackcurrant, cassis character and earthy spicy flavours.


variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winemaker : Stephan du Toit
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol  rs : 1.8 g/l  pH : 3.8  ta : 6.5 g/l  so2 : 125 mg/l  fso2 : 30 mg/l  
type : Red   wooded

in the vineyard : Climate: Average temperature: 17-18ºC
Average winter temperature: 8ºC
Annual rainfall: 900mm
Soil: Deep Hutton soils with rocky top soil
Vineyards: Altitude: 350m
Slope: South West
Trellising: Extended Perold

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested at 24.0º Balling, T.A. 7.8g/l, pH 3.7.

in the cellar : Twenty-one days on skins
Barrels: Cooper - Seguin Moreau
Wood type - Nevers
Time in wood - 18 months
% in wood - 100%

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