Deetlefs Familie Red

Tasting notes

Dark, deep red colour. Very complex nose with black berry, black current, prune, liquorice, cedar, cloves and hints of coffee bean. A Very elegant wine, with ripe refined tannins and lingering finish. Excellent balance between fruit and oak. A wine with exceptional ageing potential.

Food Pairing

Red meats and heartier vegetable pastas.

Blend
45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 15 Pinotage, 5% Petit Verdot

Vinification
Only grapes from the best vineyard blocks are used for this special wine. Each varietal is harvested and matured separately for 15 months in 300 liter French oak barrels (30% first fill, 15% third fill, 30% fourth fill and 25% in older barrels). Barrels are tasted, the best selected and the final blend is aged for a further 3 months.

Area of origin

Breedekloof

Analysis: Alc.: 13.99% RS: 4.0 g/l

Maturation

4 – 8 years