Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Technical Analysis

Winemaker - Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Maggie Immelman
Main Variety - Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol - 13.64 %vol
pH - 3.6
RS - 2.8 g/l
Total Acid - 5.3 g/l
Appellation - Darling

Characteristics

Type - Red
Style - Dry
Body - Medium
Taste - Fruity


Tasting Notes

This wine displays flavours of black berries, black current, red berries, chocolate, tobacco and a tinge of vanilla. On the palate a good amount of fine tannins which gives this wine a good length and an exciting journey awaits those who want to put this wine away. It will truly blossom with time.

Blend Information

100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Food Suggestions

Enjoy this wine with slowly braised beef short ribs.

In The Vineyard

Terroir: Warmer sites are selected to give full ripe grapes with dark colour and soft tannins. Soils from decomposed granite. Hutton soils dominate the sites selected for this wine.
Vineyard type: Bush Vine, no irrigation

About The Harvest

Yield: 5 - 6 t/ha
Balling at Harvest: 24 - 25°B


In The Cellar

Vinification: Crush and destalk, 5 - 10 days fermentation at 20 - 28°C.
Maturation: After malolactic fermentation, wine is aged in tanks for 12 months. Staves are used to add complexity and structure.



Other Vintages

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Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Carel Hugo, Pieter Niel Rossouw Cabernet Sauvignon
Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Abe Beukes, Carel Hugo Cabernet Sauvignon
Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Abe Beukes, Carel Hugo Cabernet Sauvignon
Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Abe Beukes, Carel Hugo Cabernet Sauvignon
Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 Abé Beukes, Carel Hugo Cabernet Sauvignon
Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Abe Beukes, Carel Hugo Cabernet Sauvignon

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