Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Name: Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Brand: Darling Cellars
SKU: 46815

This wine displays flavours of black berries, black current, red berries, chocolate, tobacco and a tinge of vanilla. On the palate a good amount of fine tannins which gives this wine a good length and an exciting journey awaits those who want to put this wine away. It will truly blossom with time.

Enjoy this wine with slowly braised beef short ribs.

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variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]

winery : Darling Cellars

winemaker : Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Maggie Immelman

wine of origin : Darling

analysis : alc : 13.64 % vol rs : 2.8 g/l pH : 3.6 ta : 5.3 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Medium taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Screwcap

in the vineyard : Terroir: Warmer sites are selected to give full ripe grapes with dark colour and soft tannins. Soils from decomposed granite. Hutton soils dominate the sites selected for this wine.
Vineyard type: Bush Vine, no irrigation

about the harvest:

Yield: 5 - 6 t/ha
Balling at Harvest: 24 - 25°B

in the cellar :

Vinification: Crush and destalk, 5 - 10 days fermentation at 20 - 28°C.
Maturation: After malolactic fermentation, wine is aged in tanks for 12 months. Staves are used to add complexity and structure.

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