This Cabernet-led blend is the most popular wine in the Capaia range, and it is easy to understand why. Uncomplicated – yet refined – this wine tick all the boxes of a high quality wine at an affordable price.
The nose soft and alluring with the pallet following – yielding tannins with a velvet finish.
The individual components of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Shiraz were kept separate in large French oak fermenters for a period of 12 months before being carefully blended. Thereafter the blend spent another 12 months in 2nd and 3rd fill barrels.
12 months in 2nd and 3rd fill French Oak Barriques
Wine | Wine Maker | Main Variety |
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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 |