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Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot 2002 |
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Tasting Notes: |
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This full - bodied, rich and elegant wine possesses oregano, tobacco, and vanilla flavours.Massively structured, foursquare and complex, this intense wine lingers long on the finish to make this a wine of character. |
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Food Suggestions:
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Sunday lunch. Roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and all the trimmings as well as mature cheddar or Stilton for dessert. |
| Colour: |
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Deep red, full colour to the rim. |
Nose:
| | Quite aromatic with blackcurrant and black cherry flavours.The smoky nose reveals cigar box and cedarwood aromas.
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Blend Information:
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51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 49 % Merlot |
| Ageing Potential: |
| Bottled with the view to ageing, this wine will cellar well for 7 years. |
| Awards: |
| Veritas 2004: GOLD MEDAL
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| Vinification: |
| The grapes were picked full ripe.Prior to homogenisation, 30% of the juice was drawn off the tank to increase the wine's concentration.The fermentation with vin13 was conducted at 27-30 degrees C and pump overs were vigorant and frequent and were done by hand and not by irrigation.The wine fermented completely dry before pressing wchich, due to super ripe grapes, allowed a harder pressing to draw out more of the rich extracts from the grapes.After malolactic the wine received 18 months ageing in 80% new French oak barrels and 20% second fill before being blended.The wine was lightly filtered prior to bottling. |
| Technical Analysis: |
| Residual Sugar : 4.13 g/l
Total Acidity : 6.16 g/l
pH : 3.63
Alcohol : 14.79 %
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