Wine Composition

64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot & 15% Petit Verdot

Winemakers Comments

The bouquet has hints of blueberries, cherries, violets, tobacco leaf and spicy cedar wood. The mouthfeel is opulent with a generous lingering aftertaste. This wine has great aging potential. 

Awards

Decanter World Wine Awards | 91 points

Technical Analysis

Alcohol Percentage

15%

RS

2.6 g/l

TA

5.9 g/l

Cellar Techniques

Giorgio, a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot and 15% Petit Verdot, is matured for 18 months in 80% new and 20% second fill French oak barrels.

Winemaker

Giorgio Dalla Cia

Winery

After taking early retirement from Meerlust Estate in 2004, Giorgio joined his son, George, in establishing the Dalla Cia Wine & Spirit Company, marking the start of a new chapter in the Dalla Cia family business. Their third-generation grappa distillery found a home in the vibrant Bosman’s Crossing precinct of Stellenbosch, where they have also expanded on their wine range under the Dalla Cia name. In addition to producing six classically styled wines and six versions of grappa, the Dalla Cias also run an authentic Italian food and wine bar – Pane E Vino – next door to the distillery, which gives patrons the opportunity to experience the true meaning of Italian hospitality. A graduate of the exclusive Scuola Enologica di Conegliano (Wine Academy) in Italy, Giorgio is well known in South African and international wine circles alike. He has a string of accolades in recognition of his life’s work but the two awards that he holds most dear are the IWSC Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Trophy (for the best blended red wine in the world) that he won for his Meerlust Rubicon 2001, and the 2005 title of Winemaker of the Year that he won in his home province of Friuli, Italy.