Hartenberg - The Mackenzie, Stellenbosch - 2018 (750ml)

Wine Composition

72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Petit Verdot, 7% Malbec & 7% Cabernet Franc

Winemakers Comments

Initially, red fruit aromatics, then a blend of spicy, cedary oak, classic cigar box and wood vanilla aromas lift from the glass. The palate entry is rich and rounded but settles to an elegant mid-palate showing a brightness of fruit and finishes with fine-grained tannins. Decanting 2-3 hrs prior to service is recommended should the wine be consumed prior to December 2022.

Awards

Tim Atkin | 94 points

Technical Analysis

Alcohol Percentage

14%

RS

1.9 g/l

TA

6.07 g/l

pH

3.61

Vineyard

This limited volume wine represents a single vineyard block where Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes grow side by side in deep red Tukulu soil. 

Winemaker

Name - Patrick Ngamane

Winery

On the slopes of Bottelary Hills bordering Stellenbosch, is a family estate where nature provides the perfect backdrop to grow, produce and share award-winning wines. Summer at Hartenberg brings picnics on the lawns followed by buoyant games of boule. Winter invites you to intimate fireside lunches and sumptuous reds, smoky charcuterie and olives, and sensorial cellar tours. The Wetland Conservation Area, alongside the vineyards, makes for a beautiful setting for walks and shared family fun. The estate is home to plentiful wildlife and over 120 species of birds.

Carl Schultz, the cellarmaster, graduated as Dux student in 1988 from Elsenburg. He joined Hartenberg Estate as Winemaker in 1994. The Estate first came to prominence in the late 1970s under the "Montagne" label, producing top-end Shiraz. Today the property produces three highly regarded examples of this grape.