Verdict 2017 (Cape Blend)
Varieties
55% Cabernet Franc
24% Cabernet Sauvignon
21% Pinotage
Winemaker’s notes
Wine of origin Franschhoek.
Violet & cherry perfume leads into a broad pallet of lively cassis fruit and pliable tannins full of energy and flavour.
Enjoy it now or cellar it up to 2027
Winemaking
Picked between 25.0- 25.5 balling. Fermentation in open fermenters for 10 days, cap punched down manually every 5 hours. The wine is matured in 225L French Oak barrels for 15 months, 30%new barrels
Wine analysis
Residuel Sugar 3.5g/l
pH 3.53
Total Acid 6.3
Alc 14.52%
