Wine Composition
90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc
Winemakers Comments
Dark ruby red color with a complex nose of dark fruits dominated by blackberries and blackcurrant followed by notes of tobacco and tomato leaf, fresh lead pencil shavings and cassis. The palate is elegantly poised with dark red fruit and a smooth chalky tannin finish which shows true to the area.
Awards
Tim Atkin | 93 points
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
14 %
TA
6.04 g/l
pH
3.53
RS
2.8 g/l
Vineyards
Multiple Vineyards on Vera Cruz
Soil: Oak leaf profile mainly decomposed granite. Slope:
South West facingHeight above sea Level : 220m – 280m
Trellising: Cabernet Sauvignon – bush vines, Merlot and Cabernet franc - VSP system.
Vinification
The juice is fermented in a combination of open top fermenters and vertical stainless steel tanks. Punch-downs and pump-overs are done for extraction. The wine is barrel matured for 18months in 300L French oak barrels. Only finest barrels are selected for the Grand Reserve Blend.
Winemaker
Name - Roelof Lotriet
Winery
Delheim Wine Estate is situated in the Simonsberg Ward of Stellenbosch in South Africa, with views that are breathtaking all year round.
Over the years, Delheim became a microcosm of Spatz's visionary work in the greater Stellenbosch community and the Cape Winelands as a whole.
The indomitable Spatz was the unwitting pioneer of public wine tasting events personally hosted by winemakers outside the Winelands. In 1962 he embarked upon his first 'tasting tour', ferrying himself and his wines by car, train, and plane to East London, Port Elizabeth, and Johannesburg, the first producer to do so.
The ultimate wine industry recognition of Michael 'Spatz' Sperling's extraordinary contribution to Cape wine came in 2009, the year in which the industry celebrated 350 years of winemaking. He was one the pioneers honoured with the 350 Celebration Scroll.
Conservation: By sharing the land amongst all the stakeholders and training people to understand and appreciate - as well as work on - the land, Delheim is fostering a system that yields a livelihood for everyone; one that will continue to do so for future generations. With 375 hectares of land situated in the beautiful Simonsberg Ward of Stellenbosch, Delheim is a keen exponent of the wine industry’s movement to conserve the region.
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