Plaisir Wine Estate

Cabernet Sauvignon

Name: Chardonnay
Brand: Plaisir Wine Estate
Price: 239 ZAR
Availability: InStock

Cabernet Sauvignon from Paarl, South Africa

R290

Bottle size:

750 ml

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Colour: Garnet colour with a glowing edge. Bouquet: Hints of dark blueberry, red currant and a graphitic nuance. Classic expression of Simonsberg Cabernet. Taste: The palate, all be it a full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon is well poised and stages an effortless balance between fruit clarity and tannin weight. Flavours mirror the primary aromas and all lead to a layered wine with length and persistent palate presence.

Blueberry

Red Currant

Graphite

Vanilla

The grapes were hand-harvested from two Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards at between 24.9° and 25.4° Balling. The grapes were destemmed, then sorted and pumped into stainless steel tanks. The grapes were fermented at 24 °C. The juice was pumped over the skins daily to extract colour, tannins and flavour. On several occasions the juice was emptied from the tanks and then pumped back over the skins of the same tank (rack and return). Once fermentation was completed, the wine was left on the skins for a further 6-8 days to macerate. The wine was racked off the skins and malolactic fermentation was completed, partially in barrels and in tanks.

The diversity of the soils, slopes and elevations is closely linked with the quality of Plaisir wines. Situated on the east and northeast facing slopes of the Simonsberg Mountain, Plaisir Wine Estate is bordered by the towns of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl. The vineyards for this wine, between 12 and 15 years of age, are all located on Plaisir Estate on south-eastern slopes of the Simonsberg Mountain planted in weathered, decomposed granite soils where high mountain peaks shade the vineyards from the hot, late afternoon sun. This slows down ripening, resulting in wines with a very typically rich fruit complexity and well-ripened tannins.

Plaisir Wine Estate

Established by the French Huguenots in 1693 on the slopes of the Simonsberg Mountains between Paarl and Franschhoek, Plaisir Wine Estate is a rare gem. This 974-hectare estate in Simonsberg-Paarl has earned international acclaim for its white and red wines. About 230 hectares are planted with a variety of noble grape cultivars such as Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, and Malbec. Winemaker Fred Fismer attributes producing award-winning wines to being able to work with great fruit coming from a very unique terrain and the invaluable input from his viticulture team.