Anthonij Rupert Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

The nose is immediately alluring with floral delicacy, cassis and spicy Christmas cake aromatics. A mélange of black berry fruit with spice, tobacco leaf and cedar flavours are immediately apparent on the rounded, silky, smooth palate. Layered and rich, there is a sensation of leashed power with a supple muscularity apparent in the seamlessly integrated oak and fruit balance. Classic, refined and rewarding, the wine is elegant, harmonious and long.

This wine pairs well with beef, lamb, poultry.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winemaker : Dawie Botha
wine of origin : Franschhoek
analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol  rs : 2.9 g/l  pH : 3.67  ta : 5.6 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fragrant   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Cork  

ageing : This wine has a cellaring potential of 10 to 15 years.

in the vineyard : The vineyards selected for the Anthonij Rupert wines are chosen from vines planted on very specific sites and soil types. The canopies of each block and the final yield of each site was managed precisely to express the character of the different varietal and location.

about the harvest: Grapes are picked by hand, placed into small lug boxes and transported to the cellar in refrigerated trucks.

Average temperature: 18.2°C
Rainfall: 705.5 mm
Harvesting began: 6 March 2018
Harvesting ended: 8 March 2018
Yield: 7ton/ha

in the cellar : In the cellar, the whole berries are sorted with an optical sorting machine and then gravity-fed into wooden fermenters. Each batch is cold-soaked for a few days and then slowly brought up in temperature. Fermentation takes place naturally in wooden tanks. After fermentation 5 days of maceration is allowed. The wines are then aged for 24 months in 60% new French oak, bottled and then finally bottle-aged for an additional 24 months, before being released.

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