[Hippo] 2019

(2023 Release)

Availability in United States, Japan and Singapore

/ Cabernet Sauvignon /Cabernet Franc / Merlot / Petit Verdot

RELEASE: #7 [Letter W]

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 480 BOTTLES (750ml) / 26 MAGNUM BOTTLES

BLEND INFORMATION

50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Cabernet Franc, 12% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot

TASTING NOTES

Made in a classical style, the Wolf has the potential for decades of ageing. The wine has a dark color. Cloves and lead pencil aromas are from the Cabernet Sauvignon, while the Cabernet Franc and Merlot lend wonderful elegance to the blend. The palate shows a good tight grip of oak tannins, balanced with excellent fruit and good length. A great companion for lamb shank or oxtail. It should evolve well over time and has the structure and concentration to age for 10 to 20 years.

IN THE VINEYARD

Training method: 5-wire vertical trellis

Yield: Average of 38 hl/ha and 6.3 tons/ha

IN THE CELLAR

9-10 days in closed tanks, mixed by pumping over, pressed in horizontal basket press (Cabernet Sauvignon) and pneumatic press (Merlot and Cabernet Franc). Only the top barrels in the cellar were selected for this wine. Maturation took place for ± 24 months in small barrels and bottled with only minimal pre-bottling filtration. Sediment can be expected.

Barrel profile: 25% 1st fill, 15% 2nd fill and balance 3rd and 4th fill. 100% French oak.

Bottling: 31 January 2022 at Mooiplaas

Cheers,

Jason Oliva