It
was our yearning to create a Bordeaux Blend, and so nine years ago the dream
came a step closer to reality when we planted the classic ingredients - Cabernet
Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot (Cabernet Sauvignon we already had). Slowly these
vineyards matured into steady reliable vines with concentrated fruit. Nine long
years later they have reached such an age that the quality warranted new barrels
for maturation. Eighteen months of barrel maturation ticked by - a further 18
months bottle maturation before release - our 11 year old dream finally came
true. Our patience rewarded in this “Work of Time”. This traditional wine is
unfiltered and unfined, which may deposit a sediment and might require decanting.
Vintage
2003
Blend
65% Merlot
22% Cabrnet Franc 11% Cabernet Sauvignon
2% Petit Verdot
Origin
Robertson,
South Africa
Oenology
Harvested
at full seed ripeness Cold macerated uncrushed in open fermenters for 10 days
Punched through twice daily 3 Weeks alcoholic fermentation Only free run used
100% Malolatic fermentation spontaneously in barrel 24 Months wood maturation
in first and second fill Sequin Moreau
Bottling
Unfiltered,
unfined, unstabilised
Analysis
Alcohol -
14.5% | Acidity - 6.03 g/l | pH - 3.33 | Sugar - 3.0g/l
For order
details or further information on the Springfield Estate Wines please contact
us at info@springfieldestate.com
or Tel: +27 (0)23 626 3661 | Fax: +27 (0)23 626 3664
Terroir
Slope: very gentle, southerly Soil: chalk, calcrete formations Climate: moderate
summer with low night temperatures, cold winter Wind: cool south easterly (summer)
