CRAVEN KARIBIB VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2021

Style: Spicy & Bright

Working exclusively with Stellenbosch WO, Jeanine and Mick have been making Craven Wines since 2013. All their wines are single vineyard and single varietal. Their goals are purity, freshness and balance ¿ there is minimal interference with the grapes (only SO2) once they reach the cellar. Although they do not own any vineyards, by far most of the Cravens¿ efforts throughout the year is spent in the vineyards and working with the farmers from whom they buy their fruit. Most of the vineyards (Bluegum Grove, Karibib, Newlands) they source from are in the Polkadraai Hills ward of Stellenbosch. The granite soils here allow the Cravens to show the precision of the fruit they work with.

Going against what is considered |standard operating procedure¿, we fermented the grapes with a good percentage of whole bunch (75%) with the remaining destemmed on top. We love the tannin structure and aromatics the whole bunches can give to a wine and feel it works well with Cabernet. We pressed the grapes a little earlier than complete dryness to make sure the tannins didn¿t get to aggressive and finished fermentation in tank. The wine was then matured in neutral 300L barrels for 12 months before bottling.CRAVEN

Region: Stellenbosch, SOUTH AFRICA

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Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon

ABV: 13%

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