Vergelegen Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot 2020
Drinking beautifully and will improve even more in the bottle over the next 5-10 years.
Big & Bold
£13.50
Producer | Vergelegen |
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Country | South Africa |
Region | Stellenbosch |
Wine Type | Red Wine |
Body / Style | Big & Bold |
Grape Blend | 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot, 3% Malbec |
Bottle Size (ml) | 750 |
% Abv | 14 |
Vintage | 2020 |
Special Features | Vegan |
Extra Info | Aged SA Red blend |
Food Pairing Guide | Bbq! |
Terroir | Sourced from north and north-westerly vineyards at Vergelegen, Somerset West, where soil types of granite, Hutton and weathered shale dominate. |
Vergelegen Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot is bright dark red. On the nose striking cassis underlined with cedar and a fresh ripe fruit character. On the palate the freshness carries through with a sprightly, lingering finish.
Vergelegen (meaning “situated far away”) has over 300 years of history, but their philosophy is simple: "There must be harmony between the old and the new."
At Vergelegen all grapes are handpicked followed by storage in a refrigerated container at -20°C for 48 hours. The cool grapes (8-10°C) are then carefully sorted on combinations of vibrating tables and slow moving conveyors, where between 1,5-3 tons are sorted per hour. 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.
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