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Slaley Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2003

Delicate aromas of spice, menthol, minerality and some herbaceousness.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot ]
winery : Slaley Wines
winemaker : Shaun Turnbull
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 12.36 % vol  rs : 2.2 g/l  pH : 3.6  ta : 6.0 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
in the vineyard : Age of vines: Cabernet Sauvignon: Block 111 - 14 years; Block 114 - 13 years / Merlot: Block 302 - 11 years
Trellising: Five wire trellising
Pruning: Cordon with spurs
Soil: Deep Hutton, decomposed granite
Position: North-West facing slopes of Simonsberg on the farm Ernita and Slaley
Irrigation: Overhead sprinklers
Yield: Cabernet Sauvignon 4.85 - 8.82 tons/ha / Merlot: 6.65 ton/ha

about the harvest: Harvest Date: Merlot - 21 February 2003 / Cabernet Sauvignon - 13 & 14 March 2003
in the cellar : Less Merlot was used than last year. Lower fermentation temperatures were followed to minimize the extract of green phenolics and aromas from the Cabernet. The wine spent a longer time in barrel for the tannins to polymerise and soften up. 15% of the 2004 vintage was blended back for greater complexity.

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