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Warwick The Blue Lady Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

R665.00

95P Tim Atkin MW

Region: Stellenbosch

Tasting Notes

Concentrated nose of dried herbs and warm spices complimented with dark berries and cassis. Fine powdery tannins with signature varietal grip, yet still smooth and inviting. Long and lingering dark fruit flavours gives the wine length and a moreish freshness keeps you coming back for more.

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From 1771 to 1902, Warwick Wine Farm – which is situated on the lower slopes of the Simonsberg, near Stellenbosch – was known as ‘De Goede Sukses’. After the Anglo Boer war in 1902, Colonel William Alexander Gordon, commanding officer of the Warwickshire regiment decided against returning to England and bought the farm. He renamed it ‘Warwick’ as a tribute to his regiment. Warwick was purchased in 1964 by Stan and Norma Ratcliffe who developed vineyards on this prime property. Over the next years, Norma Ratcliffe was recognised as one of the most talented female winemakers in the Cape Town region. Today, the estate releases a range of wines in her honour, known as the First Lady Range.
Vines were planted in 1984 at altitudes ranging from 220m to 340m above sea level. These vineyards comprise an area of forty hectares, in mostly Oakleaf and Tukulu soil types. The climatic conditions, soil qualities and the natural location make the area ideal for growing varietals like Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Pinotage and Chardonnay. The property is currently owned by a San Francisco investment company and the adjoining farm Uitkyk has been added.

Three specific blocks were used to produce this Cabernet Sauvignon. Grapes were hand-harvested, de-stemmed and sorted into the tank. The wines spent on average thirty-six days depending on the tannin structure with three or four pump-overs per day. It was then pressed to undergo malolactic fermentation in barrel and tank. After completion, the wine was racked to French oak barrels (25% new oak was used) for a period of twenty-seven months before selection. These barrels are blended together and allowed to clarify naturally before bottling.

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