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Capelands Classic Cape Red 2002

The wine is ruby in colour with a medley of ripe cherry and sweet black prune aromas. Ripe strawberry flavours on the palate are supported by soft tannins.

variety : Ruby Cabernet [ Ruby Cabernet, Cinsaut, Pinotage ]
winery : Capelands
winemaker : Frans Smit
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 14.29 % vol  rs : 2.34 g/l  pH : 3.87  ta : 5.06 g/l  
type : Red  
in the vineyard : CLIMATE: Average temperature - Summer 26° C
- Winter 12° C
Annual rainfall 300-500 mm
Proximity to ocean 70 km

SOIL: Hutton and Malmesbury Scaley
WINEMAKER: Frans Smit
VITICULTURE: Trellised Ruby Cabernet, Cinsaut and Pinotage vines that are between 5 and 7 years old yielded the grapes for this wine. The vines produced between 12 and 15 tons per hectare.
about the harvest: Harvested from mid- to the end of March.The grapes were picked at 25° Balling.
in the cellar : The must was inoculated with a mixture of South African and French yeast and fermented at 28° Celsius for 6 to 8 days. A 70% portion completed malolactic fermentation. 30% of the wine was matured with French oak staves.
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