Gabrielskloof The Blend 2012

This wine shows a beautiful dense black/ruby epicenter, with a youthful, garnet rim. On the nose full, blackberry flavours offer the first promise of luscious fruit, followed by hints of paprika and welcoming tobacco, leather and caramel flavours. The mouth-feel is velvety, with a complex and rounded tannin grip - enhanced by the judicious use of barrique.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Cabernet Franc, 11% Petit Verdot 5% Malbec and 2% Merlot. ]

winery : Gabriëlskloof Wines

winemaker : Kobie Viljoen

wine of origin : Bot River

analysis : alc : 14.2 % vol rs : 2.4 g/l pH : 3.56 ta : 5.6 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full taste : Herbaceous wooded

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

ageing : Will develop in bottle for three to eight years after harvest.

in the vineyard : Gabriëlskloof winery is in the Bot River ward, where prevailing southerly winds from the nearby Atlantic Ocean create a mesoclimate perfectly suited to low-yielding vineyards.

in the cellar : The Blend consists of 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Cabernet Franc, 11% Petit Verdot 5% Malbec and 2% Merlot.

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