Cabernet 2006

2006 Cabernet

Cabernet is one of the famous French red varieties from the picturess
Bordeaux region in the valley of the Dordogne river. Often blended
with Merlot it makes many of the famous French reds.

Cabernet is a vigorous variety with moderate cropping levels.
Grown here with a vertical shoot positioned canopy and dripper irrigated,
the vines are fairly disease resistant.

The vines are spur pruned by hand, machine trimmed in
December to allow better aeration of the canopy and
improved fruit exposure to aid color production.

Our Cabernet is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon with 20% Cabernet Franc.
This softens the wine. Usually the last variety to be picked, the 06 vintage
was picked by machine in mid March at 13 Beaume & a pH of 3.4.
 We are tending  to pick our grapes at low sugar levels to produce
 a wine lower in alcohol but still with full flavor.

Fermented on skins to dryness the juice was pumped over twice daily to aid color & flavor extraction from the skins. At completion of fermentation the grapes were gently pressed in an air bag press then the wine transferred to a tank where it was inoculated with a bacteria to undergo a malo lactic fermentation. This process converts malic acid to the softer lactic acid giving a softer mouth feel as well as altering the flavor profile. The wine stays in tank for six weeks before being transferred to a mixture of new and once used French & American oak where it stayed to 36 months. Sulphur is added & again every 6 months when the barrels are topped up.

The wine has pleasant but subtle oak tones which complement dark berry & chocolate aromas & taste. The palate is full & lengthy with good tannin structure. Sealed with a screw cap the wine will age with time while retaining it’s youthfulness.                            Alcohol content 14.0%

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$24.00 Quantity: