Unorthodox Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
South Africa, Simonsberg
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
PC
Pippa Carter
DGB
BL
Bianca Lenhardt (attending)
DGB
GA
Garreth Anderson (attending)
Export / Sales Manager, DGB (Pty) Ltd
GG
Greg Guy (attending)
Managing Director, DGB
Description
A deep and brilliant ruby red, one can expect notes of red fruit and cassis with a hint of vanilla. A full-bodied and sumptuous wooded red wine
Certifications
IPW
WIETA
Alcohol
14.0%
Analytical data
dry
2.5 g/l residual sugar
5.4 g/l acidity
3.43 pH
Vineyard
Mediterranean
Sun worshiping, open armed lyre trellised vines, ensure maximum fruit ripeness. Oak leaf and weathered granite soils ensure these vines are planted in soils rich in organic matter.
Vinification
A long skin fermentation with lots of aeration is followed by oak maturation for 8 months in French and American oak. Pasteurized in the juice stage of production, this wine is prepared under supervision of the Cape Town Beth Din. It is Mevushal and Kosher for Passover.
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