Mooiplaas Cabernet Sauvignon 1999

Deep purple colour, interesting minty flavours on the nose, palate shows good structure, long barrel ageing saw to well integration of fruit and oak.

Serve with lamb, beef or venison.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot ]

winery : Mooiplaas Estate

winemaker : Louis Roos

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 13.46 % vol rs : 1.9 g/l pH : 3.55 ta : 6.1 g/l so2 : 87 mg/l fso2 : 33 mg/l

type : Red style : Dry wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

SAA - premium & first class wine list 2007
Veritas 2004 - Silver
Swiss Airlines International Wine Awards 2004 - Bronze
Veritas 2003 - Bronze
Fairbairn Capital Trophy Wine Show 2003 - Bronze
SA Trophy Wine Show 2002 - Silver medal/Top 100 Wine
Wine 500 Club Winter 2002 - Winner out of 47 wines
Wine Magazine (SA) April 2002 - 3½ stars (3rd out of 97 Cabs tasted from 1999 vintage)
Winemaker's Choice Awards 2005 - Highly Regarded

ageing : Accessible now but has the structure to age well in the next 3 to 5 years time. Could keep for 10 years.

in the vineyard : Age of Vines: 12 years
Clone Types: C 55 / CS 14C / CS 10
Rootstocks: 101 - 14
Trellising: 3-Wire vertical
Soil Type: Oakleaf and Estcourt

about the harvest: Yield: 33 hl/ha
Date Harvested: 2nd March and 11-16th March 1999
Grape analysis: 24.2° Balling, pH 3.76, TA 5.5g/l

in the cellar : Yeast Type: WE372
Fermentation: 12 Days on the skins in closed stainless steel tanks at 20 - 25°C, pumped over three times per day.
Maturation: 22 Months in 80% French and 20% American oak barrels.
Size: 300 litre, 35% New.

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