Wine Composition
92% Cabernet Franc, 8% Merlot
Winemakers Comments
Medium deep bright red youthful colour. Lovely red currant and leafy fynbos (herbal) complexity. Tobacco, spice and deeper red berry fruit flavours emerge with time in the glass. Edgy and flirting with greenness in a compelling way. Lean, linear palate so typical of great Cabernet Franc-based wines. Ripe red fruits and complex spice, tobacco, and herbal palate. Vibrant, long dry fresh finish.
Awards
Tim Atkins | 90 points
Vinous Antonio Galloni | 91 points
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
14.70%
TA
5.1 g/l
pH
3.69
RS
1.1 g/l
Vineyards/Vintage
2013 vintage was characterized by extreme wind in late spring, which seriously reduced our crop and foliage for all our varieties, in particular, the two Keermont blocks. The rest of the season was good with typical hot, dry weather during the harvest period. All the hand harvested and sorted grapes come into the cellar in perfect condition.
Cellar Techniques
100% destemming and crushing by hand directly into small open top fermentation tanks. Spontaneous natural yeast fermentation @ 30ºC with the cap of skins punched down 2 – 4 times a day for 12 to 14 days. Wine drained directly to barrels together with single pressing from traditional basket press.
All our wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in the barrel. 35% new French oak was used from high-quality coopers. Time in barrels 19 months with several rackings to gradually clarify the wine. This wine was bottled unfiltered by hand on the property
Winemaker
Name - David Trafford
Winery
De Trafford Winery is situated on the beautiful Mont Fleur farm set at the top of a dramatic valley above Stellenbosch, 380m up between the Stellenbosch and Helderberg mountains, right at the end of the Blaauwklip road, between Stellenbosch and Somerset West.
The history of wine growing on this mountain farm started with the purchase of the property in 1976 by the Trafford family as inaccessible grazing land. Many of the high altitude slopes were deemed suitable for high-quality red grape varieties. Unfortunately, due to the absurd quota restrictions, planting a commercial vineyard had to wait 18 years. In 1983 a small vineyard was established to produce experimental wines – consumed by family and friends! These were our learning curve years ( 1984 – 1991 ), which included lots of help and advice from local winemakers and working experience in France, particularly in the Bordeaux area.
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