Avontuur Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 2020

Tasting Notes
Analysis & Info

Red plums and ripe cherries offering rich fruitiness combine with whiffs of sweetish, yet spicy vanilla. It ends off with layers of smoky liquorice, adding complexity. There is a fresh and fruity follow-through to the palate with good structure and depth of flavour due to the barrel maturation component. The wine is accessible and drinkable now, but with sufficient grip to ensure ageing potential.

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Wine Information
Accolades
Brand Group	Avontuur Estate Wine
Other
Winemaker	Jan van Rooyen
Variety	Cabernet Sauvignon
BlendPercent	50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot
FoodSuggest	Perfect with red meat dishes and barbecues or robust vegetarian dishes like Ratatouille.
Ageing	Drink now or until 2024.
Cellar	De-stemmed and fermented on the skins for 10 days. After pressing, the wine went through malolactic fermentation in steel tanks after which a percentage was aged for 20 months in 2nd fill French oak barrels. Bottling: 30 May 2019 (40 000 x 750 ml)
Harvest	Harvested at full ripeness (24° Balling). Mid-February to 3rd week of March 2017.
Vineyard	Our Cab Sauv and Merlot vines are planted in deep, well-drained Hutton and Clovelly soils on the west-facing slopes of the Helderberg. The vineyards are trellised and receive supplementary irrigation via drip lines, when necessary.
Style
body	Medium
style	Dry
taste	Fruity
type	Red
Type
Kosher	0
Organic	0
Vegetarian	0
Wooded	1
Pack
Closure	Cork
Pack Size	750ml
Pack Type	Bottle