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Raka Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Technical Analysis

Winemaker - Josef Dreyer
Main Variety - Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol - 14.0 %vol
pH - 3.51
RS - 2.4 g/l
Total Acid - 5.8 g/l
Appellation - Klein River

Characteristics

Type - Red
Style - Dry
Body - Full
Taste - Fruity


Tasting Notes

Appearance: Deep Red
This is an elegant, structured wine with berry fruit aromas and soft mint on the palate. A full-bodied wine with well-integrated oak, it has beautiful depth of character which will ensure successful ageing.

Blend Information

100% Cabernet Sauvignon

About The Harvest

The grapes were hand picked.

In The Cellar

Grapes were sorted and cold soaked after destemming and inoculated with a pure yeast. The juice was pumped over the skins 3-5 times per day for 5 days, with twice daily punch-downs. After fermetation the wine was drained off the primary lees and transferred to a resting tank. Malolactic fermentation and a brief settling period was allowed before transferring the wine to a combination of 225 liter barrels of French oak types. The wine spent between 12 and 14 months in barrel before bottling and labeling.


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