About the wine
Producer:
Meerlust Wine Estate
Winemaker:
Chris Williams
Grapes:
Cabernet Sauvignon
Closure:
Cork
Country:
South Africa
Units:
750ml
Type:
Still red wines
Region:
Stellenbosch
Style:
Full bodied red wine
Vintage:
2013/2014/2017
Colour:
In youth a vivid purple red colour
Alcohol:
See individual wines
Body:
2013 - 13.5%, 2014 - 14%, 2017 - 14.5%
Oak:
Tight grained French oak
Blend:
Cabernet Sauvignon only
Tasting Notes:
On the palate the wine is full bodied and impressively structured. Intense blackcurrant and plum fruit bolstered by refined tannins and fresh natural acidity. The palate is rich and dense with a wonderful lacy tannic structure.
Bouquet:
The Meerlust Cabernet Sauvignon has an intense, vivid purple colour with slight gradation at the rim. On the nose the wine shows intense cassis, plum and classic cedar wood-cigar box notes with lifted dark fruit aromas.
Maturation:
20 months
Ageing Potential:
15-20 years