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Culraithin Cabernet Sauvignon 2000

Dense liquorice raspberry notes with spicy cigar box whiffs. Intense, deep red colour with crimson rim.

Can be drunk on it's own or matched with red meat dishes: steak, rich stews - oxtail, venison & duck.
variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Shiraz, 7% Merlot ]
winery : Coleraine Wines
winemaker : Clive Kerr
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol  rs : 2.4 g/l  pH : 3.52  ta : 6.8 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry   wooded
AWARDS
31/2 Stars - Platter Guide
Michelangelo International Awards 2004 - SILVER

ageing : 5 Years plus.
in the vineyard : Soil Type: Decomposed granite
Trellising: Hedge and Cottage
Planted @ 200meters above sea level.
Yield: 4-6 tons per hectare
Irrigation: Supplementary overhead
about the harvest: Picking date: 28/02/00 -06/03/00
Grape Sugar: 24.5 Balling
Acidity: 6.8
Picked at 24 Degrees C
in the cellar : Fermentation temperature: 26 - 30C
Method: Cold soak 3 days innoculation with WE372, fermentation 4 days with punchdowns pressed at 4 Balling. Malolactic fermentation in tank.
Wood ageing (specify % in barrel, type of barrel, months) All to barrel 20% New 95% French, 5% American Wood, 14 months.
Total production: 1000 cases
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