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Cederberg, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cederberg, 2021
"Fynbos vibrancy with hedgerow berries and subtle oak aromatics. Rounded, succulent with ripe black cherry and gentle vegetal nuance. 91/100. Silver", 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards "Precise focus and varietal definition.... Read More
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ColourRed
RegionCederberg
GrowerCederberg
Grape VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
Vintage2021
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeCED721
Cederberg
South Africa
The redoubtable David Nieuwoudt took over the Cederberg estate from his father in 1997.
We first visited David in 2003, when he was in the midst of his planting programme, and have worked with him ever since then.
The Cederberg vineyards here are 1100-1150 metres up in the Cederberg mountains, most of them on dramatic shale slopes. Good natural rainfall,...
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Cabernet Sauvignon
The most prestigious red grape?
Origins
- Bordeaux region, as a natural cross of Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc (established 1997 by DNA analysis)
- Was known as Vidure or Petit-Vidure
- Spread throughout left bank of Bordeaux, supplanting white grapes
Characteristics
- Fairly easy to grow: hardy, buds...
Decanter
Decanter provides authoritative content, independent advice and our wine's recently featured in their top 5 (out of 149!).
The panel is made up of 3 experts: Jane Anson, Matt Walls & Matthew Luczy.
Any wine you see on our website that has the Decanter icon on the picture has had a great write up!
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Cederberg, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cederberg, 2021
"Fynbos vibrancy with hedgerow berries and subtle oak aromatics. Rounded, succulent with ripe black cherry and gentle vegetal nuance. 91/100. Silver", 2024 Decanter World Wine Awards
"Precise focus and varietal definition. Mineral-earth platform, refined tannins,ethereal choc-mint and rosepetal nuances to core of blackcurrnat fruit", Platter's 2024 Wine Guide.
A well-constructed Cabernet (15 months in 40% 1st fill, 45% 2nd fill and 15% 3rd fill French oak barrels): pure black fruit with vanilla notes. Lots of drive. Great with grilled beef. Now-2028
This is made by David Nieuwoudt, who took over the amazing Cederberg estate from his father in 1997. The vineyards here are the highest in the Cape at 1100-1150 metres up in the Cederberg mountains. Good natural rainfall, around 550-600mm, cool temperatures (occasionally snow-showers in winter), with plenty of wind, mean that Cederberg enjoys a near perfect climate, in particular a long ripening period oerfect for Cabernet.
Not content with the efforts he has made at Cederberg - for example the new plantings into the hard shale slopes - he has also bought land in windswept Elim in the far south of the country on slate and granitic soils. He has branded his wines from there Ghost Corner, the name sailors used to give to nearby Cape Agulhas, the most southerly point of Africa.
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