Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Our Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, named among the Top 25 in the USA, shines with excellence, earning Best Cabernet Sauvignon at the African Excellence Awards 2024.
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Fact Sheets
Cultivars
94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Merlot
Wine Analysis
Alc 13.9% TA 5.6 g/L RS 2.3 g/L pH 3.59
Vinification
The grapes are hand-harvested, destemmed but not crushed. After sorting, the whole berries ferment in vessels for about 16 days. Following fermentation, the wine is pressed and moved to select French oak barrels for malolactic fermentation and ageing. This blend is created during the first racking (at 6 months), with two more rackings during ageing to assess oak influence before bottling.
Vineyard
Planted on the rockiest sandstone slopes of Waterford Estate in 2005 the wine is matured for 19 months, 26% new, 225l French oak barrels.
