Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

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Technical Analysis

Winemaker - Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Maggie Immelman

Main Variety - Cabernet Sauvignon

Alcohol - 13.64 %vol

pH - 3.6

RS - 2.8 g/l

Total Acid - 5.3 g/l

Appellation - Darling

Characteristics

Type - Red

Style - Dry

Body - Medium

Taste - Fruity

Tasting Notes

This wine displays flavours of black berries, black current, red berries, chocolate, tobacco and a tinge of vanilla. On the palate a good amount of fine tannins which gives this wine a good length and an exciting journey awaits those who want to put this wine away. It will truly blossom with time.

Blend Information

100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Food Suggestions

Enjoy this wine with slowly braised beef short ribs.

In The Vineyard

Terroir: Warmer sites are selected to give full ripe grapes with dark colour and soft tannins. Soils from decomposed granite. Hutton soils dominate the sites selected for this wine.
Vineyard type: Bush Vine, no irrigation

About The Harvest

Yield: 5 - 6 t/ha
Balling at Harvest: 24 - 25°B

In The Cellar

Vinification: Crush and destalk, 5 - 10 days fermentation at 20 - 28°C.
Maturation: After malolactic fermentation, wine is aged in tanks for 12 months. Staves are used to add complexity and structure.

Other Vintages

Wine	Wine Maker	Main Variety
Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2022	André Scriven & Maggie Immelman	Cabernet Sauvignon
Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2021	Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Maggie Immelman	Cabernet Sauvignon
Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2020	Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Maggie Immelman	Cabernet Sauvignon
Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2019	Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Maggie Immelman	Cabernet Sauvignon
Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2018	Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Maggie Immelman	Cabernet Sauvignon
Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2017	Carel Hugo, Pieter Niel Rossouw	Cabernet Sauvignon
Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2015	Carel Hugo, Pieter Niel Rossouw	Cabernet Sauvignon
Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2014	Abe Beukes, Carel Hugo	Cabernet Sauvignon
Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2013	Abe Beukes, Carel Hugo	Cabernet Sauvignon
Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2012	Abe Beukes, Carel Hugo	Cabernet Sauvignon
Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2011	Abé Beukes, Carel Hugo	Cabernet Sauvignon
Darling Cellars Reserve Terra Hutton Cabernet Sauvignon 2009	Abe Beukes, Carel Hugo	Cabernet Sauvignon