Description
Cultivar: Merlot 55% Shiraz 28% Cabernet Sauvignon 17%
Maturation potential: 3 Years
The fruit was picked between February and mid-March 2024.
A selection from premium organic vineyards within a mountainous area in the Coastal Region.
The Cliffhanger 2024 Vintage respect the expectations of a wine lover who pursues a healthy lifestyle, with its organically grown grapes cultivated in a pristine environment. These healthy grape varieties do not require the need for any sulphur additions during the entire winemaking process.
Age of vines: 15-20 years
Rootstock: Richter 99/Richter 110
Slope: South Facing
Row direction: East West
The grapes were handpicked in the first week of March 2024, delivered in small lux boxes and air cooled to 15°C. After destemming the berries were crushed into open stainless-steel tanks, cooled down and cold soaked for 2 days with extended extraction.
After a selected yeast strain was added and with the commencing of fermentation, regular pump over and punch downs were applied to the fermenting grapes.
The preservatives used for this wine, during the production and cellaring, originates from a selection of various tannins with very high natural antioxidative proprieties that protects the wine from potential oxidation. These tannins are derived from rooibos and honeybush plants which are endemic and unique to the Cape Floral Kingdom.
Medical research shows organically produced red wine without the addition of SO2 have about 32% more active resveratrol, the natural antioxidant that can be absorbed by the human body.
In the deep, bright red colour of this wine lies good wholesomeness!
Alcohol: 13,5 vol%
pH: 3,51
Total Acidity: 5,6 g/l
Residual Sugar: 2,4 g/l
A medium bodied wine with a vibrantly deep red living colour due to no sulphur additions. Aromas of dark blue berries with notes of chocolate flavours, complemented by soft fruit tannins. Beautifully balanced and well-integrated oak flavours on the taste and the fact that no sulphur was added kept this wine youthful and alive!
This wine compliments food dishes like pasta and salads. Serving temperature 16 -18°C
Cultivar
Cultivar: Merlot 55% Shiraz 28% Cabernet Sauvignon 17%
Maturation potential: 3 Years
Harvest
The fruit was picked between February and mid-March 2024.
Vineyard
A selection from premium organic vineyards within a mountainous area in the Coastal Region.
The Cliffhanger 2024 Vintage respect the expectations of a wine lover who pursues a healthy lifestyle, with its organically grown grapes cultivated in a pristine environment. These healthy grape varieties do not require the need for any sulphur additions during the entire winemaking process.
Age of vines: 15-20 years
Rootstock: Richter 99/Richter 110
Slope: South Facing
Row direction: East West
Cellar
The grapes were handpicked in the first week of March 2024, delivered in small lux boxes and air cooled to 15°C. After destemming the berries were crushed into open stainless-steel tanks, cooled down and cold soaked for 2 days with extended extraction.
After a selected yeast strain was added and with the commencing of fermentation, regular pump over and punch downs were applied to the fermenting grapes.
The preservatives used for this wine, during the production and cellaring, originates from a selection of various tannins with very high natural antioxidative proprieties that protects the wine from potential oxidation. These tannins are derived from rooibos and honeybush plants which are endemic and unique to the Cape Floral Kingdom.
Medical research shows organically produced red wine without the addition of SO2 have about 32% more active resveratrol, the natural antioxidant that can be absorbed by the human body.
In the deep, bright red colour of this wine lies good wholesomeness!
Analysis
Alcohol: 13,5 vol%
pH: 3,51
Total Acidity: 5,6 g/l
Residual Sugar: 2,4 g/l
Tasing Note
A medium bodied wine with a vibrantly deep red living colour due to no sulphur additions. Aromas of dark blue berries with notes of chocolate flavours, complemented by soft fruit tannins. Beautifully balanced and well-integrated oak flavours on the taste and the fact that no sulphur was added kept this wine youthful and alive!
Food Pairing
This wine compliments food dishes like pasta and salads. Serving temperature 16 -18°C
