Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Bordeaux Jeroboam

Over two decades of producing this Estate wine, the wine is ever increasing in quality and becoming more consistent in expressing the terroir of the Helderberg Mountains. Wine shows off pure fruit and earthy notes complimented by classical pencil lead-like aromas. A typical dry tannin structure with a seamless balance to the finish.

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.

3rd year of drought in the Western Cape, this being very noticeable in the natural mountain vegetation and low dam levels. Low winter rains but followed by near perfect growing conditions, moderate temperatures and lack of heat waves during harvest. Vineyards remained very healthy and produced lovely bunches, smaller than usual berries giving great concentration. Wines are extremely classical in style, with tight tannin structures and lovely acidities. Reds are going to be great talking points in the future.

The wine is matured in 36% new, 225L French oak barrels