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Stellenryck Cabernet Sauvignon 1996

The wine has an intense nose with lavender, violets mixed with black berries, wood spices and vanilla. On the palate it is full-bodied with lovely and intense berry and fruit flavours and full-round , soft tannins that finishes with fruit and vanilla flavours.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winery : Stellenryck
winemaker : Callie Van Niekerk
wine of origin : 
analysis : alc : 13.11 % vol  rs : 2.9 g/l  pH : 3.57  ta : 5.9 g/l  

ageing : It is well-balanced and matured but will mature beautifully over the next 3 to 4 years.
in the vineyard : The Stellenryck Collection of wines is made only in vintage years when optimum conditions produce grapes of the highest quality. The world’s noble varieties are chosen for the Stellenryck Collection’s single varietal wines.

The grapes came from trellised vineyards in the Stellenbosch and Durbanville areas planted at 190 to 310 metres above sea level from 1983 to 1993.

about the harvest: The grapes were picked by hand between 23 and 24° Balling at the beginning of April.
in the cellar : The wine was matured in wood for 18 months - 51% in new French oak casks, 6% in new American oak casks and 43% in second-fill french oak casks.
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