STELLENBOSCH
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
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STELLENBOSCH
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
2023
This Cabernet Sauvignon is from an old vineyard planted in 2001 in the Polkadraai ward of Stellenbosch. Growing on weathered granite, sandy loam soils with a high fraction of coffee stone gravel.
This wine has a brillant deep garnet colour with a plum red rim. Aromas on the nose are that of black plums and bramble berry fruit, cassis and dried herbs with hints of cedar, black olives and tobacco leaf. The palate is full bodied with black plums and black berry fruits on the entry There is a rich mid-palate of blackcurrant, plums, cedar, dried Italian herbs and toasted notes. The tannins are velvety yet firm on the finish which lingers beautifully with a certain freshness.
Food Pairing
Best enjoyed with stewed, roasted or grilled meats as well as hard cheeses.
R365.00
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 20 days on the skins. The wine went to barrel for malolactic fermentation. Small 225L French oak barrels were used, 29% 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 in January 2025.
4620 bottles were produced
- pH: 3.60
- TA: 5.9 g/l
- RS: 2.6 g/l
- Alc: 14.0 % 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 |
In the Spotlight
Awards & Recognition
Tim Atkin - South Africa Special Report
Platter’s Wine Guide 2025
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