Company Name:FMS FOOD & BEVERAGES SA

Vintage2003

Format750 ml

ColorRed

CategoryStill Wine

Country/RegionSouth Africa , Paarl

AppellationPaarl

Type of vineCabernet-Sauvignon

ClassificationOthers

Alcohol percentage14 %

Reference Price4 EUR

Sugar rate0-5 g/l

AcidityBalanced

SweetnessDry

Wood InfluenceSweet Feeling Due to Oak

AgeAged

Rating(s)

Platter (-) :

General

Tasting Notes (recommended):A well-structured and full-bodied red wine with a deep red colour. Mint, raspberry and vanilla on the nose. Firm tannins and blackcurrants on the pallet provide a long finish. Will benefit from 6 years cellaring. Good partner for beef fillet, stews and mature cheddar. SA awards: Platter's South African Wines 2011: **.

Vineyard

% of Grape / Cépage:100 % Cabernet Sauvignon

Soil:Malmesbury shale soils.

Growing Climate / Vintage Conditions:4-wire Perold trellising system with drip irrigation. Eastern slope. Rootstock 101-14.

Date of Harvest:18-20 FEB 2003

Type of Harvest:Grapes were harvested at full ripeness. Strict crop reduction to yield 8 tons per hectare.

Vinification (Wine-making)

Method:Fermentation took place with VIN 13 with frequent pump-overs (4 times per day for 90 minutes at a time). After malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks the wine was racked and put in French oak barrels (80% new and 20% second fill). The micro-oxygenation technique was used and the wine was bottled after 8 months on the oak.

Temperature:26-28 degrees Celsius

Malolactic:Yes.

Barrel

Age of Barrel:80 % new & 20 % second fill

Type of Wood:French oak barrel

Aging Time:8 months

Bottle

Bottle Size:750 ml

Date of Bottling:FEB 2004

Aging Potential:6 years

Cork Size:40 mm

Cork Material:natural

Bottle Type:60 mm 3 5 726 4

Chemical-Laboratory analysis (optional)

PH:3.49

Extract:3.8 g/l

Color Intensity:deep red

Total Acidity:5.9 g/l

Volatile Acidity:0.63 g/l

Total SO2:23 mg/l

Free SO2:5 mg/l