La Motte Millenium 1999
Veritas 2003 - Silver
The wine has a deep crimson colour and is concentrated, with soft, ripe tannins. Bouquet of dark chocolate and truffles. Lingering aftertaste. The classic claret.
This excellent wine enhances the enjoyment of any well-prepared meal and is the perfect complement to red meats, venison, roasts, mussels and noble mature cheese.
variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 37% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 8% Malbec. ]
winemaker : Jacques Borman
wine of origin : Franschhoek
analysis : alc : 14.79 % vol rs : 2.37 g/l pH : 3.61 ta : 5.46 g/l
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AWARDS
Veritas 2003 - Silver
in the vineyard : Macro climate: More moderate than other Cape wine producing areas.
Meso climate: 1000mm p.a. Vineyards cooled by early morning mists as well as cooling breezes during summer.
Altitude: 200m.
Canopy management: More leaves absorb sunshine for the formation of aromas. The grapes are also protected from the sun.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard blocks: 18 (2.3ha), 26 (9ha) and 34 (2.5ha).
Soil type: (on 18) Hutton and (on 26 and 34) sandy loam.
Rootstock: (on 18) Paulsen and (on 26 and 34) Richter 99.
Clone types: (on 18) CS 205, (on 26) CS 46 and (on 34) CS 205.
Vines planted: (on 18) 1987, (on 26) 1986 and (on 34) 1991.
Direction planted: North-south.
Density: (on 18) 5000 and (on 26 ans 34) 4630 vines per ha.
Space between rows: 2.7m.
Space between vines: 0.8m.
All vines trellised: Perold.
Height of trellis poles: 2.4m (normally 2.1m)
Irrigation: (on 18) Micro Dans, (on 26) none and (on 34) drip.
Merlot
Vineyard blocks: 12 (5.6ha) and 7 (4.65ha).
Soil type: (on 12) Sandy loam and Hutton and (on 7) Hutton.
Rootstock: (on 12) Richter 99 and (on 7) Richter 99 and 110.
Clone types: MO 182.
Vines planted: (on 12) 1989, (on 7) 1986.
Direction planted: North-south.
Density: (on 12) 4630 and (on 7) 3704 vines per ha.
Space between rows: 2.7m.
Space between vines: (on 12) 0.8m and (on 7) 1.0m.
All vines trellised: Perold.
Height of trellis poles: 2.4m (normally 2.1m)
Irrigation: (on 12) drip and (on 7) Mumcuds.
Cabernet Franc
Vineyard block: 36 (2.2ha).
Soil type: sandy loam.
Rootstock: Richter 99, 101 and 14.
Clone type: CF 1D.
Vines planted: 1986.
Direction planted: North-south.
Density: 4630 vines per ha.
Space between rows: 2.7m.
Space between vines: 0.8m.
All vines trellised: Perold.
Height of trellis poles: 2.4m (normally 2.1m)
Irrigation: drip.
Vintage 1999.
Normal winter, 894mm of scattered rains were measured until end November, followed by only 2mm until end March. Long dry summer - driest in 15 years.
about the harvest: The Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were harvested on 3 March, Merlot on 15 February and Cabernet Franc on 16 March. The Malbec came from the Swartland area. All quantities were harvested separately by hand or machine at 24.5º Balling.
Yield: 8 t per ha.
in the cellar : Fermentation in pump over tanks at 25ºC. The wine was pumped over and aerated four times a day. After fermentation it was left on the skins for ± 10 to 14 days. Malolactic fermentation was in 225 litre French oak barrels. The different varietals were aged separately for ± 9 months. After final selection, the components were blended as follows, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 8% Malbec. Further 11 months of barrel maturation. Bottled on La Motte on 1 September 2002 and bottle-matured for another 5 months. 4400 cartons (12x750ml) were released as 1999 La Motte Millennium.
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