Cabernet Sauvignon - 1995 |
Winemaker: |
Beyers Truter |
Varieties: |
100 % cabernet sauvignon |
Origin: |
Simonsberg - Stellenbosch |
Climate: |
Excellent weather conditions ?warm and dry during growing and ripening ?a wine with tremendous power and Flavour - a vintage year. |
Age of Vines: |
32 Years |
Trellis: |
5 Wire Hedge |
Irrigation: |
Dry land only |
Soil: |
Decomposed Granite - Hutton |
Yield: |
4 - 5 Tons/ha ?3000 litres/ha |
Vinification: |
5 Days on skins in open fermenters at 28 . Cap punched manually. |
Maturation: |
22 Months in 225 litre French Nevers from 5 different coopers ?33.3 % new, 33.3 % 2nd fill and 33.3 % 3rd fill. |
Description: |
Full bodied deep red Cabernet Sauvignon with intense nutty and Berry flavours. Complex long aftertaste. |
Chemical Analysis: |
Alcohol: |
Free SO2: |
Total SO2: |
PH: |
T/A: |
R/S: |
V/A: |
13.5 |
55 |
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