Hoopenburg Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Black currants, cassis and integrated oak nuances with a slight hint of tobacco. Medium bodied, long lingering tannins, cigar box.

100% Cabernet Sauvignon

The grapes from this wine come solely from 15 year old Hoopenburg bush vines.

The grapes were picked at 25° balling.

The grapes were destemmed but not crushed to preserve the fruit. The grapes were fermented for 3 weeks on the skins before being pressed and laid to rest in French oak barrels – 20% new and the balance went into 2nd and 3rd fill. Here the malolactic fermentation occurred. The wine was lightly fined and filtered before being bottled.