Ghost Gum Red 2021

R375.00

Generous amounts of brooding, dark berry fruit give way to secondary aromatics of cedar and cigarbox. The palate is surprisingly full and plush, with intense purity of fruit. A Cabernet filled with detail and precision that eases into a sustained finish of bright acidity and savoury tannins.

Age for up to 20 years from vintage.

Description

Two blocks of Cabernet Sauvignon grown on Stony Brook make up the complementary components for this exceptional wine. Extremely welldrained soils ensure maximum concentration and intensity. The bunches were harvested by hand at full ripeness, before being hand-sorted and cold macerated for 4 days. The individual berries were fermented in stainless steel, receiving four pumpovers a day. After pressing, the wine was transferred into 80% new French oak barriques, where spontaneous malolactic fermentation and a further 26 months of maturation took place. 2021 produced some of the finest fruit that we have seen from our Cabernet vineyards.