The Cabernet Sauvignon shows itself in a beautiful garnet color. Firm ripe tannins in its youth. Violets and cassis leading into dense ripe blackberry and plump fruit. Enjoy it now or cellar it.
Wine of origin Franschhoek. All grapes from La Petite Ferme Vineyards. Picked between 24.0-25.0 balling. Fermentation in open fermenters for 10 days and cap punched down manually every 6-8 hours. The wine is matured in 225L French oak barrels for 13 months with 10% new oak.
Winemaker : Wikus Pretorius
Winemaker : Wikus Pretorius
Situated on the side of the majestic Middagkrans Mountains of the magnificent Franschhoek Valley, the west-facing La Petite Ferme is one of the more intimate wineries in the Cape Winelands. More than 300 years ago, when the Huguenots arrived, they brought with them their age-old French wine and food culture (Many of them were given land by the Dutch government in a valley called Oliphantshoek - Elephant Corner - so named because of the vast herds of elephants that roamed the area).
Soon after they settled here, it became known as Franschhoek (French Corner). Most of the wineries in Franschhoek still have their original French names and the homesteads are all Cape Dutch with gorgeous Oaks and luscious vineyards. These amazing vineyards that cover these mountain slopes boast a valley rich in history and are centered on a picturesque village of warm and friendly people.
Soon after they settled here, it became known as Franschhoek (French Corner). Most of the wineries in Franschhoek still have their original French names and the homesteads are all Cape Dutch with gorgeous Oaks and luscious vineyards. These amazing vineyards that cover these mountain slopes boast a valley rich in history and are centered on a picturesque village of warm and friendly people.
