Mooiplaas Cabernet Sauvignon 2000

Deep purple colour, interesting minty flavours on the nose, palate shows good structure, long barrel ageing saw to well integration of fruit and oak.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot ]

winery : Mooiplaas Estate

winemaker : Louis Roos

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol rs : 1.5 g/l pH : 3.6 ta : 6.5 g/l so2 : 79 mg/l fso2 : 19 mg/l

type : Red wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

Swiss International Air Lines Wine Awards 2006 - Seal of Approval
Veritas 2004 - Silver

ageing : Accessible now but have potential to age for at least 10 years.

in the vineyard : Age of vines: Avg 11 years
Yield: hl/ha 33 (5.0 tonnes/ha x 650 l/t)
Clone types: C 55 / CS 14C / CS 10
Rootstocks: 101 - 14
Training method: 3-Wire vertical trellis
Soil type: Oakleaf and Estcourt

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested from 28 February - 1 March
Grape analysis: Balling 25.2; pH 3.53; TA 6.0 g/l

in the cellar : Yeast type: WE372 and NT50
Fermentation method: Avg 13 Days on the skins in closed stainless steel tanks at 20 - 25° C, pump over at least three times per day.
Maturation method: 25 Months in 300 litre barrels
Details of barrel maturation: Size: 300 litre% new oak: 40%: 80% French / 20% American

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