Avontuur Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2021

Name: Avontuur Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2021
Brand: Avontuur
SKU: 48978
Price: 163 ZAR
Availability: InStock

Dark plums and ripe berries offer rich fruitiness on the nose. It ends off with layers of black pepper, cigar box and hints of clove spiciness resulting from ageing a portion in barrel.

Perfect with red meat dishes and for a braai/barbecue, also good with robust vegetarian dishes like Ratatouille.

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variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot ]

winery : Avontuur Estate

winemaker : Jan van Rooyen

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol rs : 2.1 g/l pH : 3.63 ta : 5.6 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Medium taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle size : 0 closure : Cork

ageing : Drink now or until 2027.

Our Cab Sauv/Merlot blend is the most popular wine in the Avontuur Estate collection throughout the year. It is made to be enjoyed from release date, but can be matured for another five years or more, from date of bottling. The perfect wine to serve at any social occasion, it will never let you down.

in the vineyard : Our Cab Sauv and Merlot vines are planted in deep, well-drained Hutton and Clovelly soils on the west-facing slopes of the Helderberg. The vineyards are trellised and receive supplementary irrigation via drip lines, when necessary.

about the harvest: Harvested at full ripeness (24° Balling). De-stemmed and fermented on the skins for ca 14 days. After pressing, the wine went through malolactic fermentation in steel tanks after which 30% was aged for 10 months in 2nd and 3rd fill French oak barrels.

in the cellar : De-stemmed and fermented on the skins for ca 14 days. After pressing, the wine went through malolactic fermentation in steel tanks
after which 30% was aged for 10 months in 2nd and 3rd fill French oak barrels.

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