Steenberg Rouge 2002

SAA 1st Class & Business Class
This easy drinking red wine is medium bodied with distinct ripe berry aromas, complemented by gentle oak. These aromas are carried through onto the palate creating a well-balanced, structured and rewarding wine.


variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Cabernet Franc, 16% Merlot ]
winemaker : John Loubser
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 14.12 % vol  rs : 2.4 g/l  pH : 3.71  ta : 5.6 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fragrant   wooded
pack : Bottle  

AWARDS
SAA 1st Class & Business Class
in the vineyard : Soil type: Clovelly / Sterkspruit
Trellising: Elongated Perold
Age of vines: 11 years
Pruning: Spur - 2 bud
Yield: 8 Ton/Ha
Rootstock: 101 - 14 MGT

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested at a sugar level of 24-25° Balling in March 2002.

in the cellar : After de-stalking and crushing the bunches, the grapes were pumped into stainless steel fermentation tanks and inoculated with a cultured yeast. Fermentation temperature was controlled at 28-30°C. After the grapes had fermented dry, they were pressed and the wine then underwent malo-lactic fermentation. After malo-lactic fermentation was complete, the wine was then matured in French oak barriques for 12 months. The wine was then blended in proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon (50%) Merlot (16%) Cab Franc (34%).

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