Avondale Julia 2001

Veritas Awards 2005 - Bronze
A pronounced berry bouquet with a slight herbaceous undertone is followed by ripe fruit and soft tannins – a complex yet approachable medium-bodied wine.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 32% Shiraz, 7% Cabernet Franc ]

winery : Avondale Farm

winemaker : Dewaldt Heyns

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 13.88 % vol rs : 3.20 g/l pH : 3.50 ta : 6.10 g/l va : 0.57 g/l so2 : 86 mg/l fso2 : 35 mg/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Medium taste : Herbaceous

pack : Bottle

AWARDS

Veritas Awards 2005 - Bronze

ageing : A wine that is enjoyabel now but will improve with cellaring and reach its full potential in 2005, maintaining that quality for another 3 years.

about the harvest: Fruit was picked at 24 - 25 Balling and fermented at 28C for 8 days, followed by an average of 5 days extended skin contact. Malolactic fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks. The wine was barrel matured for 12 months. 20% in first fill French oak, 40% in second fill French oak and 40% in third fill American oak. A light egg white fining preceded a fine sheet filitration, followed by bottling.

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