Excelsior Cabernet Sauvignon Special Reserve 1999

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Deep plum colour, red berry fruit and toasty, smoky oak aromas combine for a soft, full nose. Raspberry, blackcurrant and sweet plummy fruit flavours are balanced by soft, ripe tannins.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ Cabernet Sauvignon ]

winery : Excelsior Wine Estate

winemaker : Jaco Marais

wine of origin : Breede River

analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 2.3 g/l pH : 3.64 ta : 5.6 g/l so2 : 92 mg/l fso2 : 34 mg/l

type : Red

AWARDS

Veritas 2001 - Bronze

ageing : Drinking well now, but with a maturation potential of at least 6-10 years.

about the harvest: The grapes were picked at 25.5Âº Balling.

in the cellar : Fermented at 28ÂºC. Pumpovers twice per day. Matured in French and American barrels for 12 months. Light filtration.

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