VergelegenPremium Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2013 (R121.50 Per Bottle, 6 Bottles)

About

The 2013 Bordeaux was offered to the market in September 2019 and has the legs to hold for another 5 years. Sourced from north and north-westerly vineyards at Vergelegen, Somerset West, where soil types of granite, Hutton and weathered shale dominate.  The 2012-2013 growing season was long and mild, with ideal rainfall at crucial times, leading to perfect physiological ripeness

Product Features

• At Vergelegen all grapes are handpicked followed by storage in a refrigerated container at -20°C for 48 hours.
• The grapes are de-stemmed but not crushed and the grapes/must cold soaked for 7 days followed by a feral fermentation lasting 4 days, after which cultured yeast was added and fermented until dry. 
• The young red wine was then macerated on the skins for a further 6-7 weeks before going into barrel for 18 months (20% new) and finally bottled in early December 2014. Released September 2019.
• Drinking beautifully but will improve even more over the next 5 years

Product Specification

• Region: Helderberg, Somerset West, Westen Cape
• Cultiver: 43%Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc,  3% Petit Verdot, 3% Malbec.
• ABV: 14.07%