Cape Point Vineyards Cabernet-Merlot 2022

Abundant aroma’s of dark fruit such as blueberry and blackberry with notes of herbs. The taste is rich and sultry with delicious generous notes of black fruit, soft tannin and a smooth persistent finish. View our entire range here: Cape Point Vineyards.

Appellation Cape Town

Grape variety cabernet sauvignon, merlot

Style Round & Friendly

Format 750 ml

Available

€12.75*

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
Cape Point Vineyards	South Africa	Cape Point

About the winemaker At the very tip of False Bay lie the vineyards of Cape Point Vineyards. This unique estate excels in white wines of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Semillon. Cape Point Vineyards is located on a headland, which is surrounded by both the Indian and Atlantic oceans. Two oceans, which bring a lot of coolness and ensure a real maritime climate. This is where the white grapes benefit. Sauvignon blanc and sémillon are dusty and grassy here, in a way not often seen in South Africa. Cape Point has grown up under the leadership of acclaimed winemaker Duncan Savage. He handed Cape Point over in 2016 to his assistant Riandri Visser, who like Duncan graduated from Elsenburg Agricultural College. Prior to Cape Point, she worked at Tierhoek and Tokara, among others, before starting in Cape Point's cellar from 2014. Cape Point Vineyards is counted among the best domains in South African viticulture.

Vineyard management Practising organics

Details

Vineyard	The grapes for this wine come from vineyards around Noordhoek and from vineyards near Durbanville. The soil here consists mainly of granite.
Vinification	Complete destemming and cold-soak. The wine went through spontaneous fermentation with three manual punch-downs per day. After pressing, the wine underwent malolactic fermentation in the tank followed by oak ageing for twelve months.
Vintage	2022
Oak aging	Yes
Ageing potential	up to 5 years after harvest
Alcohol percentage	14%
Closure	Screw cap