Rust En Vrede Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Price £17.20
Stock Level: 12
| Grape: | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Strength: | 14% |
| Style: | Light to medium |
| Size: | 75cl |
| Cellar Notes: | Cherry and Chocolate aromas backed up by hints of spice from the French oak. A very elegant wine with huge tannin structure, lovely fruit and great mid palate weight. This spice oriented Cabernet Sauvignon is supported by chocolate, tobacco and aniseed flavours on the palate. |
| Appearance: | Opaque with a bright purple rim |
| Aromas: | Ripe black currant and mulberry aromas followed by dark cherry, plum and fine oak |
| Palate: | Deep and rich with layers of black fruit flavours balanced by some cedary oak. Signs of youthful fruit come to the fore, followed by a long, fruit-filled finish with spicy notes at the end |
| Serving Notes: | Delicious with lamb. |
Vineyard Notes:
Rust En Vrede
The Estate is now run by Jannie’s son Jean. Specialising in the production of red wine only, Rust en Vrede has established itself as one of South Africa's premium red wine estates. Full-bodied and complex, Rust en Vrede wines reflect the uniqueness of the Stellenbosch terroir. Rust en Vrede is proud to be part of a remarkable three hundred year old wine tradition and continues to pursue the excellence synonymous with wines produced by Stellenbosch's private estates.
Run by the Engelbrecht family, this Estate has thrived since Jannie (ex Springboks coach) took it over in the mid ‘80s and ripped out the white wine vines to concentrate on his beloved reds. Large and continuous investment in better vines and better facilities at the cellar has led to the production of world class wines.
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