2022 Cabernet Sauvignon `Main Road & Dignity` Restless River
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The 2022 vintage was one of relative stability. While the region did experience its wettest and coldest winter in recent years, this provided a good level of soil moisture throughout a mild summer. Cooler conditions continued into early summer, supporting vigorous growth that required careful canopy management. The warmer temperatures of late January and early February helped deliver fruit of excellent quality.
On the nose, fresh blackberry and damson are underlined by graphite, fynbos, and spice. The palate is smooth, with fine-grained tannins and a lingering finish.
Producer description:
The Restless River estate is located in the Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley. Here, proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, coastal breezes, regular cloud cover and high elevations, result in some of South Africa’s coolest daytime temperatures. The grapes are sourced from three neighbouring sites on the Restless River estate, including the Dignity vineyard, which is the oldest Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard in the region, planted in 1998. Two of the sites are planted on the north-facing mid slopes on decomposed granite soils at 270 metres above sea level. The other site is situated on clay-shale soils at 400 metres above sea level, which results in a long and slow ripening period for complex and concentrated aromatics. The vines are all cordon trained, dry-farmed and managed sustainably.