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
“Wine shouldn’t be a pretentious thing. If people can see ‘Wow, I can fit in with this, nobody is going to ask me a funny question or look at me funny’, then they feel much more at home. That’s how we approach it.” - Rianie Strydom
80% Cabernet Franc, 20% Merlot
The grapes are grown on the Helderberg mountain on north-facing slopes. Both varieties ripened during February and were harvested during the morning. In the cellar they were rigorously sorted before whole berry fermentation in open fermenters. During the first half of fermentation we pumped over and punched down three times a day and afterwards, only twice a day. After pressing, malolactic fermentation in barrels. Blending was done after 12 months with a further six months maturation before bottling.
Tasting Notes: Perfume, glazed red cherries and fresh raspberries with hints of graphite on the nose. The palate has a soft entry, elegant spicy mid-palate, red fruit power and finishes with a chalky edge.
20 Cases of this wine were sold on the 2020 auction.
Ready for drinking in 2025.
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Case Size: 6 x 750 ml
Total Quantity Cases Produced: 86
Quantity Cases on offer for this Auction: 40
Alc: 14.0
RS: 2.2
TA: 6.1
pH: 3.58
Notes
Friday, 30 September Session
Lot 113: 12 bottles
Lot 114: 12 bottles
Lot 115: 12 bottles
Lot 116: 24 bottles
Saturday, 01 October Session
Lot 381: 12 bottles
Lot 382: 12 bottles
Lot 383: 24 bottles
Lot 384: 24 bottles
Lot 385: 36 bottles
Lot 386: 36 bottles
Lot 387: 36 bottles
Provenance
Wine of Origin: Stellenbosch
Winemaker: Rianie Strydom
- 2017
- Cabernet Franc
- Cape Winemakers Guild
- CWG
- Merlot
- Red Blend
- Rianie Strydom
- Stellenbosch
- Strydom Family Wines
- The Game Changer
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