Cavalli Wines - 'Warlord' Red Blend, Stellenbosch - 2018 (750ml)

Wine Composition

55% Cabernet, 24% Malbec, 21% Petit Verdot

Winemakers Comments

Dark, intense ruby color while the nose shows complex smoky and savory notes, both dark and red fruits, vanilla, dark chocolate and liquorice. Aged for24 months in selected French oak, the palate is bold and round with a grippy yet elegant tannin and showcasin plums, mulberries and blueberries as the primary fruits. 

Awards

Tim Atkin | 92 points

Technical Analysis

Alcohol Percentage

14.0%

TA
6.48 g/l

pH
3.41

RS
3.32

Cellar Techniques 

A blend of 55% Cabernet, 24% Malbec, 21% Petit Verdot, all sourced from the Estate. Each component was fermented separately in small batches with manual punch downs being done every 2 hours during fermentation. The skins were left on the wine for 3 weeks before being basket pressed. Ageing took place for 24 months in225L French oak barrels with composition of40% new, 40% 2nd fill and 20% 3rd fill.

Winemaker

Name - Craig Barnard

Winery

Cavalli's Wine & Vineyard philosophy is to produce world class wines with a very local character and a strong identity so to be clearly recognized as from the Helderberg region, while endeavouring to be the benchmark with regards to Terroir and quality for the Helderberg in the years to come. They strive for their immediate environment to be represented in the characteristics of their wines while upholding sustainable farming practices to preserve the land which falls within the Cape Floral Kingdom, a Unesco World Heritage site.

The Helderberg region of Stellenbosch is nearest the ocean and lends the estate to the cooling influence of the Southerly winds. The soils contain large amounts of ''koffieklip'' with a higher percentage of clay in the subsoil, affording the wines an innate elegance and expressive fruit characteristic. 100% Vititech motherblock plant material is used on the farm – resulting in virus free vineyards and optimal growth, producing outstanding wines. Extreme attention to detail from soil preparation to bottling, through a hands-on approach secures grapes of the highest quality.