Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 - Kleine Zalze Wines
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CHF48.95
CHF6.53/10cl
21.05.2026
3% quantity discount for orders over 24 bottles
About the wine
Sunny and beautiful landscapes of the coastal region give us these grapes, from which the winemaker from the South African winery Kleine Zalze Wines conjures up this red wine with refinement and sensitivity. With the dominant red wine 2017 — Kleine Zalze Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, nuances and accents are redefined. Flaschenpost team tip: Combine this Cabernet Sauvignon with ribeye steak or gruyère burger.
Item no. 1144851
Tasting note
Even though the preseason was warm, the long hanging time and cooler weather helped to maintain the typical Cabernet identity in the bouquet. Just a hint of fynbos mixes with delicious dark aromas of currant and cherry in the bouquet. These follow on the palate with notes of cedar wood and spices that support the fruit on the middle palate. The supple tannin structure provides enough structure, but light enough not to interfere with the very long finish of the wine.
Culinary recommendation
Goes very well with a strong piece of meat such as game or pasta with spicy sauce.
Vinification
The grapes for this wine come from only 2 specific vineyard blocks on our farm. Although the winter season was not as wet as previous years, no additional irrigation was required. With just a few procedures, a good balance of fruit concentration and elegance was achieved. A careful selection was made in the vineyard, and after destemming, the grapes were fermented in a combination of stainless steel tanks and traditional open-top fermentation vats. We used a combination of “punch downs” and “pump-overs” at different stages of fermentation and tried to extract as much aroma and tannin as possible at the start of fermentation. Towards the end of the process, we drastically reduced the extraction and usually limited it to just one “pump-over” per day to avoid over-extracting the wine and ensuring that we achieve the best balance. After primary fermentation, the grapes were gently pressed and transferred to French oak barrels, 20% new, the remaining 80% as 2nd and 3rd bottling, for 18 months before final blending took place.
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Allergy information: Contains sulfites
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