Cabernet Sauvignon 2004

Boekenhoutskloof, fact sheet (hentet 18. okt. 2026): 2004 Boekenhoutskloof Cabernet Sauvignon – område: Franschhoek; druer: Cabernet Sauvignon; alkohol 14.1%. W.O. står ikke på arket; området er vinmarkernes beliggenhed ifølge arket (Franschhoek). Producentens noter (engelsk): The 2004 vintage was the coolest we have worked thus far. Pallet richness and elegant tannins best describe this vintage. As with all previous vintages, the Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from a single vineyard, lower down in the Franschhoek valley. A fraction or approximately 4% Cabernet franc from our own vineyards at Boekenhoutskloof (planted in 1995) was blended. Vinification for both cultivars was similar, both fermented with Anchor WE372 yeast at 28-32˚c with a combination of punch down and pump-overs. After a lengthy post fermentation maceration of fourteen days before the skins were pressed and the wine went directly into new French oak barriques, from the coopers Sylvain (85%) and Demptos, for malolactic fermentation which commenced without inoculation. During the 27 months in cask the wine was egg white fined twice, once after 18 months, again prior to final assemblage. As has become standard, the wine is neither filtered nor cold stabilized.