The Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction 2022
Live Virtual Auction, 30 September - 1 October 2022
Cape Winemakers Guild Saturday, 01 October
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About this Item
“I like to keep this winery focused on the vineyards, on the quality of the grapes and the winemaking process. It’s very much a family affair, it’s myself, my wife and two children, and then only one or two key staff members.” - David Finlayson
95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc
Made from grapes picked off the clay-heavy section of our prestige GS vineyard; these grapes were picked five days earlier than the rest of the vineyard. They were fermented in a small 1.5 ton fermenter and punched down three times a day. After 21 days on skins, they were matured in new French oak for 24 months. A small percentage Cabernet Franc was added to the barrels to soften the tannin structure and add a twist of difference to the usual CWG wine
which has always been 100% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Tasting Notes: Typical of the house style, a big, iron-fisted style Cabernet Sauvignon with boysenberry and cassis on the nose. Ripe bramble, cassis fruit with a touch of vanilla oak and solid tannins on palate.
36 Cases of this wine were sold on the 2020 auction.
Ready for drinking from 2025 to 2035.
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Case Size: 6 x 750 ml
Total Quantity Cases Produced: 100
Quantity Cases on offer for this Auction: 30
Alc: 15.0
RS: 2.7
TA: 6.0
pH: 3.65
Notes
Friday, 30 September Session
Lot 69: 12 bottles
Lot 70: 12 bottles
Lot 71: 12 bottles
Lot 72: 24 bottles
Saturday, 01 October Session
Lot 308: 12 bottles
Lot 309: 12 bottles
Lot 310: 24 bottles
Lot 311: 36 bottles
Lot 312: 36 bottles
Provenance
Wine of Origin: Stellenbosch
Winemaker: David Finlayson
- 2017
- Cabernet Franc
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cape Winemakers Guild
- CWG
- David Finlayson
- Edgebaston
- Reserve
- Stellenbosch
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