Thursday, 16 August 2012

TN : Waterford Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, Waterford Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa



This label was launched in 1998. The must was fermented in stainless steel. The wine was aged for twenty months in 225 litre French oak barrels. The was guven a simple egg white finish, bulk filtration, and then was bottled in January 2011. The analysis performed by Waterford Estate gives an alcohol is 14.3%, residual sugar is 1.8 grammes per litre, Total Acidity is 5.2 grammes per litre, Total SO2 of 110 ppm, Free SO2 of 40 ppm, and pH of 3.68.

This wine was imported by WineWorld AB.

Colour : Dark blackcurrant

Aroma : Smoky, toast, oak, blackcurrant, herbs

Taste : Blackcurrant, burnt toast, oak, herbs

Alcohol : 14%

Price : 169 SEK

Systembolaget Number : 98045

Mark : B

Website : Waterford Estate

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