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Stellenzicht Acheulean Red 2019

This flagship blend is powerful on entry with integrated oak, sumptuous red and black fruit wound up in a mesh of fine coated tannins. A complex wine that shows an array of fruit, oak and savoury aromas. 

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Syrah, 15% Cinsault ]
winemaker : L'Re Hughes
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 13.87 % vol  rs : 2.4 g/l  pH : 3.67  ta : 5.9 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fragrant   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
2025 Michelangelo International Wine & Spirit Awards -  Double Gold

ageing : This red blend promises 10 years and beyond of maturation potential.
about the harvest: The grapes are hand picked in the morning
in the cellar : The Cabernet and Cinsault whole berries are fermented for 7- 10 days while the Shiraz whole bunches ferment for up to 14 days. During fermentation the wines are pumped over two to three times a day. Some of the wines will get some extended skin contact before the wines are drained, pressed and racked to barrel. The wines are matured in 500L and 300L French oak barrels, with 40% new oak, for up to 18 months before it’s blended and bottled.
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