Saxenburg Wines - South Africa's finest wine producer

Silky, black fruit. Well balanced.

Winemaker’s comments
A versatile, full-bodied wine, showing mouth-filling ripe berry fruity and cedar spice - ideal as a wine by the glass. Will mature well for a further 5-8 years.

Vinification Details
Hand picked, yeast fermented in open tanks at 32° C with plunging and pumping over four times daily. Press juice and free flow together.

Type & Size of Oak Barrels
300 Litre, 10% new - all French oak.

Duration in Wood
12 months.

When Bottled
June 2001.

Maturation Potential
5 - 8 years.

Wine Analysis
Alc.: 13%
T.A.: 5.5 g/l
p.H.: 3.5
R.S.: 2.2 g/l

Bar Codes
Packed 12 per case.
Case bar code 6002461000562
Bottle bar code 6002461000159

Position in Vineyards
Southern slope.

Type of Soil
Heavy clay with some gravel.

Average Age of Vines
11 years.

Viticulture Practice
Trellised, no irrigation or fertilizer.

Yield per Hectare
4 tons /ha.

Time of Harvest
Middle of February 2000.



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