Miles Mossop

Chapters Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon

Name: Chapter One Cinsault
Brand: Miles Mossop
Price: 315 ZAR
Availability: InStock

Cabernet Sauvignon from Stellenbosch, South Africa

4.5

R350

Bottle size:

750 ml

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Colour: This wine has a brilliant deep garnet colour. Nose: The nose is intense with dark heady aromas of cassis, blackberries, dried herbs, tobacco spice and hints of vanilla. Palate: The palate is full bodied with dark fruit on the entry, there is a rich mid-palate of blackcurrant, cedar, dried Italian herbs and toasted notes, The tannins are firm and lingering leading to a dry finish.

Black Currant

Cedar

Dried Herbs

Cassis

The grapes were hand harvested into small grape crates and placed in cold storage overnight. The following day the fruit was bunch sorted, then destemmed followed by berry sorting before being transferred to stainless steel tanks for fermentation. There was an initial cold soak of 5 days before the cooling was turned off and the wine started fermentation naturally. Two pump-overs a day were implemented for extraction. The wine spent a total of 18 days on the skins. The wine went to barrel for molalactic fermentation. Small 225L French oak barrels were used, 15% being new and the balance older barrels.

Miles Mossop

Miles Mossop Wines burst onto the scene in 2004 when the first wines were made: Max 2004 and Saskia 2004. Max is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot and more recently Malbec and Saskia a blend of Chenin blanc Viognier and more recently Clairette blanche. Later in 2009 a third wine was introduced the Kika 2009 a botrytised wine made in the Noble Late Harvest style from 100% Chenin blanc.