Reschke ‘Empyrean’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 stellenbosch Ageing is done in barrels

Ageing is done in barrels of one to three years old for 20 months and the resulting wine is remarkably perfumed fresh and bright giving a violet perfume so typical of the very best Cabernet franc with fine silky tannins and bright fresh brambly fruit

primary blackcurrant

Longeays has metres of deep red clay before the vines hit the mother rock

fermented with wild yeasts in vat

Reschke ‘Empyrean’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 stellenbosch Ageing is done in barrelsThe vines are meticulously hand pruned as one measure, to keep the vineyards balanced and yields low. The result is small thick skinned berries expressing pure Coonawarra character. The resulting wine is complex and lengthy, with malolactic fermentation and maturation being completed in only hand selected new French oak. Each vintage is scrutinized and only the best of them make it through, ensuring quality parameters are met. When they are not