Description
This wine is from the Martin Melck Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard in the Stellenbosch region of South Africa. The wine is described as being full-bodied and opulent, with blackberries, currants, and plums being almost like Crème de Cassis-like in concentration. The wine is also said to have a smooth oak integration, with a spicy perfume. The wine is said to cellar for at least five years before being enjoyed. The wine is 750ml in size.
Martin Melck, owned Muratie from 1763 to 1781. A mercenary from Prussia who acquired immense wealth at the Cape, primarily through marriage, he was also a devout Lutheran who felt so aggrieved that members of his faith were forbidden to form a congregation that he built a schuilkerk (hidden church) alongside his own home in Cape Town. His greatest love, though, was for his daughter, Anna Catherina, for whom he bought Muratie.
Anna Catherinas second name means purity, a virtue Melck valued, and one that this Simonsberg Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon seeks to express with its concentrated dark fruit (black cherries, berries and plums) underscored by fresh acidity and framed by cedar wood and spice from 18 months in French oak (10% new). Sourced from three different blocks on the estate, its opulent yet polished, a wine of integration, balance and great length, true to its terroir just as Melck stayed true to his beliefs.
Bottle size: 750ml
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