Dark crimson coloured, the 2019 announces itself with mulberries, cherries, plums, and warm spices. The coolness of the vintage shine through into the glass, with aromas of dark berries and lavender, pencil shavings and cedarwood following through on the palate. Finely structured tannins
accompanied well with bright acidity and longevity to the fruit elements of this classic blend.
Slow roasted lamb shank
variety : Cabernet Franc [ 48% Cabernet Franc, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot ]
winemaker : JD Pretorius
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.39 % vol rs : 2.5 g/l pH : 3.54 ta : 6.0 g/l
type : Red style : Dry body : Medium taste : Fruity wooded
pack : Bottle size : 0 closure : Cork
in the cellar : Each component was harvested separately, de-stemmed and hand sorted into tank. The wines spent between 7 and 21 days on the skins, depending on their tannin structure, with three or four pump overs per day. Significantly less time on the skins than the previous vintage, due to lighter and cooler vintage conditions. Once the fermentation is completed, the wines are pressed to undergo malolactic fermentation in barrel and tank. After completion, the wine was racked to French oak barrels (34% new, 47% secondfill, 14% third fill and 5% fourth fill) for a period of 20
months, before a strict selection process where only the best barrels from the best blocks are selected. Components are blended and allowed to clarify naturally before filtration and bottling in December 2021.