Award Winning
Groenland Cabernet Sauvignon Premium 2023
R230,00
Barrel maturation broadens the palate of this wine, complementing the integrated black pepper and nutty aromas. A deep-red wine with well-structured tannins and a long finish.
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Specifications
In the cellar
Good quality grapes are harvested at full ripeness (25˚B).
The destemmed and crushed grapes are inoculated with pure yeast and fermented dry at 26 - 28 ˚C in open top cement fermenters receiving four to six pump overs daily.
Alcoholic fermentation is completed in 8 days. The grapes are then pressed and after malolactic fermentation, matured in 75% new and 25% 2nd fill French oak barrels for 12 months.
In the vineyard
The summers are hot and dry with cold, wet winters.
The annual rainfall is about 800mm.
Supplementary irrigation during summer
Well-drained gravel soils
Ageing
12 months
Cultivar
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Food Pairing
Best served with hard cheeses and beef, especially oxtail
About the Wine Estate
The Steenkamp family are the fourth generation owners of Groenland and have established a reputation for producing outstanding red and white wines in the fertile Bottelary area near Stellenbosch. Complex varietal wines such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot and a special blend, Antoinette Marie, have placed the estate in the forefront of superior red wine production. Maturation takes place in American and French oak barrels.
