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Franschhoek Cellar Cinsaut/Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

The combination of the smooth fruity Cinsaut and the more complex blackberry Cabernet Sauvignon makes this wine an ideal easy drinking red wine.

Enjoy on it’s own or with a light meal
variety : Cinsaut [ 58% Cinsaut, 48% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winemaker : Stephan Smit
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol  rs : 2.93 g/l  pH : 3.62  ta : 5.53 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  
in the vineyard : Grapes originated from Coastel Region
Average age of vines: 5 to 6 years
Type of soil: Alluvial
about the harvest: Selected grapes harvested by hand when sugar is 24°B.

in the cellar : Cinsaut and Cabernet Sauvignon were handled separately. After crushing and destalking the pulp is pumped directly into rotor tanks, where skin contact is given through cold soaking for 24hours. Pulp is inoculated with active dry yeast and fermentation took place at about 24 to 27°C. Colour and flavour are extracted from the skins through rotation of tanks during fermentation. No MLF took place. Blending, stabilization and filtration.

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