STELLENBOSCH
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
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STELLENBOSCH
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
2022
Hand-harvested grapes from a 2001 Polkadraai vineyard on decomposed granite soils. Naturally fermented after a 5-day cold soak and aged for 22 months in French oak barrels, 15% being new.
This wine has a brilliant deep garnet colour. The nose is intense with dark heady aromas of cassis, blackberries, dried herbs, tobacco spice and hints of vanilla. The palate is full bodied with dark fruits on the entry, there is a rich mid-palate of blackcurrant, cedar, dried Italian herbs and toasted notes. The tannins are firm and lingering leading to a dry finish.
Food Pairing
Delicious on its own, served slightly chilled or will pair beautifully with charcuterie.
R350.00
This Cabernet Sauvignon is from an old vineyard planted in 2001 in the Polkadraai ward of Stellenbosch. Growing on decomposed granite, sandy loam soils with a high fraction of coffee stone gravel.
The grapes were hand harvested into small grape crates and placed in cold storage overnight. The following day the fruit was bunch sorted, then destemmed followed by berry sorting before being transferred to stainless steel tanks for fermentation. There was an initial cold soak of 5 days before the cooling was turned off and the wine started fermentation naturally. Two pump-overs a day were implemented for extraction The wine spent a total of 18 days on the skins. The wine went to barrel for malolactic fermentation. Small 225L French oak barrels were used, 15% being new and the balance older barrels. The wine matured in barrel for 22 months with four racking’s to help clarify the wine.
The wine was bottled without fining or filtration.
4187 bottles were produced
- pH: 3.51
- TA: 5.4 g/l
- RS: 2.8 g/l
- Alc: 14.1 % by vol.
This wine drinks well on release but will reward with cellaring for up to 15 years from harvest.
Cabernet Sauvignon – Stellenbosch
| AREA: | Polkadraai Hills Ward |
| ALTITUDE: | 160 metres above sea level |
| ASPECT: | East |
| ROW DIRECTION: | North to South |
| YEAR PLANTED: | 2001 |
| SOIL TYPE: | Sandy Loam of Granatic Origin |
| TRAINING: | 4-Wire Perold-Sprawling |
| PRUNING: | Spur pruned |
| IRRIGATION: | Supplementary drip |
| PLANT DENSITY: | 3333 vines per hectare (2.5m X 1.2m spacing) |
| CROPPING: | 4.5 tons/ha or 30 hl/ha |
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Awards & Recognition
Tim Atkin - South Africa Special Report
Platter’s Wine Guide 2025
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