Kaapzicht Skuinsberg Cinsaut 2022

Lovely dense earthy savory sun dried strawberry and bramble berry fruit nose. Full and ﬂeshy, this is showy, bright and mouthwatering, displaying a crunchy edge, saline acidity and a ﬁne sweet macerated red currant ﬁnish.

variety : Cinsaut [ 100% Cinsaut ]

winery : Kaapzicht Wine Estate

winemaker : Danie Steytler Junior

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 11.7 % vol rs : 2.3 g/l pH : 3.49 ta : 5.1 g/l

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

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

in the vineyard : Skuinsberg Cinsaut was planted in 1991 on the steepest slope on Kaapzicht: hence the name Skuinsberg/steephill (the steep hills have claimed quite a few tractors over the past 40 years!). The soil has low potential, weathered granite – resulting in smaller berries and lower yields. On average we get between 10-13 tons from the 2.1 ha block.

in the cellar : Grapes hand-harvested from the steepest slopes on Kaapzicht Estate planted in 1991. The grapes are crushed and destemmed and fermented with an inoculated culture of biodynamic yeast for 4 days on the skins. After completion of malo-lactic conversion, the wine is racked and transferred to 225l old barrels for ageing. After 10 months in barrel the wine is blended and bottled

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