2018 Franschhoek Cabernet Sauvignon

Opening to a juicy and expressive nose, the 2018 Franschhoek Cabernet Sauvignon has 11% Cabernet Franc blended into the mix and offers aromas of redcurrant and cassis, dusty blackberry and cherry skin, subtle tones of baked clay, river rock and sweet oak spice. Medium to full-bodied, the wine has a pleasurable palate with flavors of dark plum and cherry before a growing tannic edge expresses on the mid-palate. With a long, lingering and juicy conclusion, lasting expressions of bitter black tea, juicy tobacco and dried leather sway with dusty red fruit tones. The grapes were destemmed and underwent spontaneous fermentation in concrete vats before spending 22 months in French oak barrels. 15,000 bottles were filled.