Company Name:FMS FOOD & BEVERAGES SA

Vintage2007 

Format750 ml

ColorRed 

CategoryStill Wine 

Country/RegionSouth Africa, Robertson

Type of VineCabernet-Sauvignon

AppellationRobertson

ClassificationOthers 

Alcohol Percentage14 %

Sugar Rate0-5 g/l 

Rating(s)

Decanter Magazine:
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General

Tasting Notes:Black fruit, spice. Touch of sweetness on front palate, big and weighty with intense fruit. Cedar smoke, grippy tannins and persistant acidity. Will gain in complexity with 1 to 5 years of bottle maturation. A serious wine to accompany fine cuisine. Good with red meat dishes, aged steak, stews, smoked meat and chicken. Intenational Awards: 3 stars in Decanter Magazine. South African Awards: Gold Medal in Veritas Awards 2008; Platter's SA Wines 2008: ***½.

Packing and Packaging

Bottle Size:750ml

Case Weight:7.31kg

Case Size:6 bottles

Vineyard

% of Grape / Cépage:100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Soil:Sandstone; Karoo

Growing Climate / Vintage Conditions:9 year old vines on 4-wire Perold trellising system . Drip irrigation controlled by a computer system through meters and tensiometers.

Type of Harvest:Harvesting done by hand. Yield 8 tons per hectare.

Vinification (Wine-making)

Method:Style: Premium quality. Full-bodied, oak-matured red wine. Vinification: Produced from the best fruit available each vintage - hand-selected grapes. Fermented in French oak barrels for 12 months. Minimal intervention in the natural process of vinification, allowing both the cultivar and the terroir to express their individual characteristics. R/S 2.4g/l

Barrel

Type of Wood:French oak

Aging Time:12 months

Bottle

Aging Potential:1 - 5 years

Chemical-Laboratory analysis

PH:3.4

Total Acidity:6.3g/l