ORC Cape Ruby

Original price was: R101.50.Current price is: R95.00.

ORC Cape Ruby

Sweet Fortified Dessert Wine

VARIETY: Cape Ruby

WINERY: Orange River Cellars

WINEMAKER: Chris Venter

WINE OF ORIGIN: Northern Cape

Spicy smokey aromas, with almonds and liquorice that dominate the nose.

The palate is spicy and slightly dry, with hits of raisins and plums.

alc: 17,02 % vol rs: 106 g/l pH: 3,6
type: Dessert wine style: Sweet ta: 4,9 g/l
body: Full taste: Sweet pack: Bottle
size: 750ml closure: Screw cap unwooded
ageing: 10+ years

Facing: East/West
Soil Types: Deep alluvial soil
Age:  23 Years
Yield per hectare: 23 t/ha
Trellised: T trellis
Irrigation: Flood
Harvest date: Beginning of March

Harvest by hand at the right correct ripeness to prevent  a green vegetive taste and nose and enhance the cherry and fruit flavours.

Our Cape Ruby consist of 80% Ruby Cabernet and 20% Shiraz.

Fermentation on skins until 10 degrees sugar are fermented out and then fortified  30%  aged in used barrels for 12 months the res aged in tanks for 12 months.

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