Cabernet Sauvignon

Beef, Lamb, Poultry

92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Shiraz. The Cabernet components hail from three unique vineyard parcels situated in the Steynsrust area of the Helderberg. Two of the blocks are mature bushvine parcels; now a rarity in the Cape winelands.

The 2022 was raised for 15 months in French oak barrels including 30% new wood. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered in May 2023.

This Cabernet has been fermented and aged as naturally as possible, without intervention and in search of an authentic reflection of its origin. The grapes are de-stemmed into open top fermenters, and undergo a cold soaking for 3-5 days. The wine ferments naturally (without the addition of commercial yeast) for a period of 21 days during which it is punched down manually once a day. Thereafter it is gently basket pressed and moved by gravity into barrel.

Metzer Family Wines was established in 2006 by winemaker Wade Metzer, producing small-batch wines from vineyards across Stellenbosch and the Western Cape. Best known for Chenin Blanc and Syrah, Metzer focuses on expressive, site-driven South African wines made with minimal intervention, indigenous fermentation and a deep respect for vineyard and terroir.