Delheim Grand Reserve 2018

TASTING NOTE Dark ruby red colour with a complex nose of dark fruits dominated by blackberries and blackcurrant followed by notes of tobacco and tomato leaf, fresh lead pencil shavings and Cassis. The palate is elegantly poised with dark red fruit and a smooth chalky tannin finish which shows true to the area.

Multiple Vineyards on Vera Cruz Soil: Oakleaf profile, mainly decomposed granite Slope: South West facing Height above sea Level : 220m – 280m Trellising: Cabernet Sauvignon – bush vines, Merlot and Cabernet franc - VSP system.

The grapes are hand-picked in small batches. The juice is fermented in a combination of open-top fermenters and vertical stainless steel tanks. Punch-downs and pump-overs are done for extraction. The wine is barrel matured for 18months in 300L French oak barrels. Only the finest barrels are selected for the Grand Reserve Blend.

Careful cellaring will allow this wine to age gracefully for up to 15 years.