Capaia Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 2013

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Technical Analysis

Winemaker - Stephan von Neipperg, Bernabé Strydom

Main Variety - Cabernet Sauvignon

Alcohol - 14 %vol

pH - 3.61

RS - 3.7 g/l

Total Acid - 5.6 g/l

SO2 - 69 mg/l

Free SO2 - 22 mg/l

Appellation - Philadelphia

Characteristics

Type - Red

Style - Dry

Body - Medium

Taste - Fragrant

Tasting Notes

This wine shows enough savoury tannins to make it serious, yet it is a perfect food partner.

Ageing Potential

This wine will continue to age and develop admirably for 5 – 10 years from harvest.

Blend Information

53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 4% Shiraz

In The Vineyard

Capaia was blessed with a cool, slow ripening period during the summer season of 2013. We experienced no heat waves or hot winds during our harvest, which helped to create fruits that slowly ripened and could reach their full potential before being hand-picked.

About The Harvest

Hand Picked

In The Cellar

Nature showed it’s kindness by allowing us to craft a wine of exceptional quality, showing rich, ripe black berries. Balanced with enough oak coming from 2nd and 3rd fill French barrels, we believe our Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2013 is ripe and rather big for a second label wine.

18 months in 2nd and 3rd fill French Oak Barriques

Other Vintages

Wine	Wine Maker	Main Variety
Capaia Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 2018	Stephan von Neipperg, Bernabé Strydom, Stephan Potgieter	Cabernet Sauvignon
Capaia Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 2017	Stephan von Neipperg, Bernabé Strydom, Gerhard Augustyn	Cabernet Sauvignon
Capaia Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 2016	Stephan von Neipperg, Bernabé Strydom, Gerhard Augustyn	Cabernet Sauvignon
Capaia Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 2015	Stephan von Neipperg, Bernabé Strydom	Cabernet Sauvignon
Capaia Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 2014	Stephan von Neipperg, Bernabé Strydom	Cabernet Sauvignon
Capaia Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot 2013	Stephan von Neipperg, Bernabé Strydom	Cabernet Sauvignon