CABERNET SAUVIGNON NV 2020

Name: CABERNET SAUVIGNON NV 2020
Brand: Keltis
SKU: SW-SI-KELT-CASA-20
Price: 29.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Slowenien , Bizeljsko

Deep ruby, edging toward garnet after two years in barrel. Black cherry, dried herbs and a savoury oak spice. Intense. Easy-drinking. Barrel-aged.

Weintyp: Red

Größe: 750ml

Rebsorten: Cabernet Sauvignon

Trinkfenster: Drink now – 2032

Jahrgang: 2019/2020 (NV)

Alkohol: 12.0%

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Nährwerte: Per 100ml: Energy 351 kJ / 84 kcal, Fat 0g, Protein 0g, Salt 0g. Dry wine — sugar and carbohydrate content below the EU dry-wine threshold of 4g/L. No sulphites added; naturally occurring sulphites present.

€29 €38,67/l

Two vintages, one wine. The Kelhar family blended 2019 and 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon from their marlstone and clay hillsides in Bizeljsko, the same land they have farmed for 240 years.

The grapes come in at the beginning of October. Before pressing, they spend 12 days macerating in cherry casks, not the vessel most people picture for Cabernet. After a gentle press, the wine ferments in small used oak barrels and stays there for 24 months.

The result is intense on the nose and on the palate, yet still easy to drink, at 12.0% alcohol. A Cabernet that is easier to drink than 24 months in barrel would suggest.

100% Cabernet Sauvignon, a non-vintage blend of the 2019 and 2020 harvests (labelled NV 19/20), from marlstone and clay soils, harvested at the beginning of October. The grapes macerate in cherry casks for 12 days, then are gently pressed. Fermentation happens in small used oak barrels, where the wine also ages for 24 months before bottling. Labelled as a Dry Red Wine with RGI (Regional Geographical Indication) Posavje, certified organic, 12.0% alcohol. Keltis has been certified organic since 2009 and Demeter certified since 2022. Spontaneous fermentation with ambient yeasts, no fining and no filtration are standard practice at the estate, and no sulphites are added — as with the rest of the Keltis range, only what fermentation itself produces naturally remains in the bottle.

Serve around 16°C. Take it out of the fridge or cellar 15 minutes before opening.

If you have a decanter or any wide vessel, pour it in and wait 20 minutes. Two years in oak means it opens up well with air.