Knorhoek Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Cranberry, cassis, berry flavour on the pallet. Textured, juicy fruit, with chalky tannins. Beautifully integrated and balanced Oak.
Winemaker`s Initial aromas of red berries which leads through to layered profiles of Sour cherry, flint and leather, rounding off into a plummy richness on the mid-palate and finishing off with soft, velvety tannins.


variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winery : Knorhoek Wines
winemaker : .
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.8 % vol  rs : 2.5 g/l  pH : 3.52  ta : 6.0 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Cork  

AWARDS

2021 Veritas Awards - Double Gold
in the cellar : Individual grape parcels were crushed and fermented in open-top stainless-steel tanks with regular punch-downs (4-5 times daily). Followed by extended skin maceration. The wines were then racked (transferred) to a combination of 1st, 2nd and 3rd fill French oak barrels, and left to mature for 20 months.
Maturation: 30% in New, 1st-fill French barrels, 70% in 2nd & 3rd- fill barrels, for 20 months.
Bottling - 30 October 2019
Total production 8900 bottles

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