Warwick The First Lady Cabernet Sauvignon Western Cape, 2018

Fantastic value Cabernet Sauvignon with potential for some cellaring. 2018 First Lady Cabernet Sauvignon is vibrant in colour with savoury smoky aromas. Fresh black fruits emerge on the palate with blackcurrants, blackberries and wine gum flavours. A smooth wine with some structure, it has a balanced acidity and slightly chewy finish. Produced from grapes from some of the younger vines on the estate, wines spent 7 to 14 days on skins depending on the tannin structure and were matured for 18 months in different types of oak. Many of Warwick’s vineyards are on elevated slopes of the Simonsberg Mountain. The cooling influence of elevation and good water holding capacities of the soils allow grapes to fully ripen, even in years suffering with drought and heat spikes.