Kadette Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
VARIETALS: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
ORIGIN: Stellenbosch
CLIMATE: A dry summer with warm daysand consistently cool nights to ensure good ripening.
AGEOF VINES: 10to 20years
IRRIGATION: Supplementary
SOIL: Decomposed granite
YIELD: 7 tons per hectare –4550 litres/ha
VINIFICATION: 3 to 5 days on the skins in open fermenters at 28°C. The cap was punched down manually every 2hours.
MATURATION: Matured for 12 months in French oak.
TASTING NOTES: Classic varietal character with typical aromas of blackcurrants, pencil shavings and freshly cut herbs. A well-rounded wine showing great accessibility with a juicy fruit core and fresh acidity. The tannins add a grainy texture, and the wine lingers on the finish withbeautiful flavours of blue berries and subtle oak spice.
FOOD PAIRING: A great accompaniment to barbequed meat, beef casseroles, steak, biltong and mature cheese.
AGEING POTENTIAL: This wine will keep developing in the bottle for the next 5-7years.
ALCOHOL: 14,42%
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