Cabernet Sauvignon - 1994 |
Winemaker: |
Beyers Truter |
Varieties: |
100 % cabernet sauvignon |
Origin: |
Simonsberg - Stellenbosch |
Climate: |
Hot and dry weather during growing and ripening period. Together with a small crop resulted in a excellent year for red. |
Age of Vines: |
32 Years and older bush vines |
Trellis: |
5 Wire Hedge |
Irrigation: |
Dry land |
Soil: |
Hutton, Red, Decomposed Granite and Clovelley |
Yield: |
4 - 5 Tons/ha ?3200 litres/ha |
Vinification: |
5 Days in open fermenters at 30 . Punch cap by hand. |
Maturation: |
Matured in 225 lit. French Nevers oak barrels for 20 months, 33.3 % new oak, 33.3 % second fill and 33.3 % third fill. |
Description: |
A deep, full bodied red colour. Intense Berry fruit flavours, in balance with the oak, tannins and acid. |
Chemical Analysis: |
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