Good Hope Cabernet Merlot - Danie de Wet

Good Hope Cabernet Merlot - Danie de WetThe barrel-aged Good Hope Cabernet Merlot from the Breede River Valley viticultural region presents a bright purple color in the glass. To the nose, this Danie de Wet red wine reveals all manner of black cherries, plums, mulberries, plums and morello cherries. As if that wasn't already impressive, cinnamon, dark chocolate and oriental spices join the mix due to the aging in small wooden barrels. The Danie de Wet Good Hope Cabernet Merlot presents itself wonderfully dry to the wine enthusiast. This red wine never appears coarse or meager, but round and smooth. The finale of this youthful red wine from the Breede River Valley wine-growing region, more precisely from Robertson, finally impresses with good reverberation. The finish is also accompanied by mineral notes of the soils dominated by clay and limestone. Vinification of the Danie de Wet Good Hope Cabernet Merlot This balanced red wine from South Africa is cuvéed from the grape varieties Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. In the Breede River Valley, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of clay and limestone. After harvesting, the grapes are taken by the fastest route to the press house. Here they are sorted and carefully crushed. Fermentation follows in stainless steel tanks and small wood at controlled temperatures. The vinification is followed by a maturation of 4 months in oak barriques. Food recommendation for the Danie de Wet Good Hope Cabernet Merlot This South African red wine is best enjoyed at a temperate temperature of 15 - 18°C. It is perfect as an accompanying wine to spicy curry with lamb, roasted calf's liver with apples, onions and balsamic vinegar sauce or spaghetti with caper and tomato sauce.