Strydom Family Wines The Expatriate Cabernet Sauvignon / Shiraz 2013
The Cabernet is selected barrels from two different vineyards and the Syrah is a special vineyard growing on the slopes of the Helderberg mountain. Both varieties were pumped over and punched down 5 times a day in open top fermenters; with a total time of 15 days’ maceration on skins prior to pressing. Malolactic fermentation was in barrel. The Cabernet Sauvignon was matured in new barrels and the Syrah in a 3rd fill barrel. Blending was in June 2014 and bottling December of the same year.
Winemaker: Rianie Strydom
Price raised per case
- 6 x 750ml or equivalent
- Highest: R 4 000.00
- Lowest: R 3 200.00
- Average: R 3 389.00
Packaging
- Bottle Size 750ml
- Case Size: 6 x 750ml
- Cases Produced: 100
- Cases Auctioned 70
Analysis
- Alc: 14.48 vol%
- RS: 3.30 g/l
- TA: 5.70 g/l
- pH: 3.56
