Capaia One 2011
The grapes were picked at optimum ripeness before undergoing natural fermentation in large French Oak fermenters. Individual vineyards were kept separate to evaluate their quality before being carefully blended together.
This wine has immense depth of colour, with a dark, almost opaque garnet core. The nose offers overt aromas of intense black fruit with an earthy, mineral bouquet from the new French oak barrels used for maturation.
The striking dark fruit aromas follow seamlessly onto a mouth filling palate with an incredible texture of velvety tannins. Herbal notes, accentuated with a hint of meatiness on the aftertaste completes the palate of this wine.
This full bodied wine shows all the attributes of a good quality wine – balance, length, intensity and complexity with an aging potential of up to ten years or more from vintage.
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Bin-No
296100 11 (6 bot. of 750ml)
296104 11 (1 bot of 1500ml)
296103 11 (1 bot of 3000ml)
296115 11 (1 bot of 5000ml)
296118 11 (1 bot of 18000ml)
Producer and Ward
Capaia Wines (Pty) Ltd,
Philadelphia, South Africa
Wine Production
15 – 16 months in 60% new French oak Barriques.
In accordance with the château principle, all our wines are pressed exclusively from grapes grown on Capaia territory.
Blend
35% Cabernet Sauvignon
22% Cabernet Franc
16% Merlot
13.5% Petit Verdot
13.5% Shiraz
Analysis Data
Alcohol: 14% vol
Sugar free Extract: 33.6 g/l
Residual Sugar: 3.9 g/l
Total Acid: 5.3 g/l
pH: 3.6
Recommended Temperature
17-18 °C
Ageing Potential
Up to 10 years from vintage