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Ridders Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

Typical Cabernet Sauvignon grassiness and pepper flavours.
Well structured, with good ageing potential but already drinkable.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 100% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winery : Ridders Creek
winemaker : Jeff Wedgwood
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 12.87 % vol  rs : 2.24 g/l  pH : 3.6  ta : 6.2 g/l  va : 0.45 g/l  so2 : 105 mg/l  fso2 : 40 mg/l  
type : Red  style : Dry   wooded
pack : Bottle  
in the vineyard : Climate: Hot summers, cool winters
Soil: Karoo granite and scale
Area planted: 180 ha
Age of Vines: 8 - 15 years
Rootstock: R 99 & 101/14
Trellis system: 5-wire fence
Irrigation: Drip - 7 Micro
Vine density: 1,2 x 2,7 m
about the harvest: Yield: 5 - 12 tonnes/ha
These Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were harvested by hand at the end of February 2001.
in the cellar : After crushing the juice was fermented on its skins in stainless steel tanks between 24 - 30ºC for 3 days, after which it underwent malolactic fermentation.
Barrel ageing: None, 100% French oak staves.
The Cabernet Sauvignon was fined using Bentonite and egg-white, and before bottling underwent a bulk filtration and cold stabilisation.
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