Longridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

An elegant wine with classic aromas, displaying juicy and supple styling with an impressively stern backbone. Ripe plum and dark fruit coupled with the blackcurrant character of cassis, complemented by silky tannins, which is well structured and delicately smooth.

Rooted in deep decomposed granite over clay soils on the slopes of the Helderberg Mountain. The vineyards enjoy the refreshingly cool breezes from False Bay (Atlantic Ocean) during the hot and dry summer days, and cool mountain winds during the evening, resulting in even ripening of the berries.

Grapes were sorted twice – firstly as whole bunches and then as berries to ensure that only the best grapes reach the fermentation tank. Extraction happens by way of remontage, carefully monitored to prevent over-extraction. This wine was matured in French oak barrels during primary and secondary fermentation for 20 months and is ready for drinking now, but will continue to develop over the next eight years. We recommend decanting the wine prior to service.