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The grapes for Vlassides Cabernet Sauvignon are grown in selected, non-irrigated vineyards in the areas of Kilani and Vouni on mount Afamis.
Vlassides Cabernet Sauvignon is a complex and multifaceted wine with soft tannins that indicate its aging in barrel and bottle.
The wine matures one year in French oak barrels, followed by one year in the bottle.
The wine was bottled unfiltered and it is recommended to be decanted for about an hour before serving, at 18°C.
Potential of ageing of at least ten years.
Award
Year of Harvest
Gold Medal
12th International Cyprus Wine Competition 2019
2016
Silver Medal
11th International Cyprus Wine Competition 2018
2015
Bronze Medal – Score 86
Decanter 2018
2015
Commended – Score 85
Decanter 2017
2014
Silver Medal
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2017
2014
Silver Medal
9th International Cyprus Wine Competition 2016
2013
Gold Medal
8th International Cyprus Wine Competition 2015
2012
Silver Medal
7th International Cyprus Wine Competition 2012
2009
Gold Medal
5th International Cyprus Wine Competition 2010
2007
Cabernet Sauvignon Vlassides
Varieties:
93% Cabernet Sauvignon
7% Cabernet Franc
Soil Composition:
Calcareous
Vinification:
The harvest takes place at the end of September. Skin contact lasts from seven up to ten days. After malolactic fermentation, the wine matures in French oak barrels for twelve months.
Organoleptic Characteristics:
Intense with a multi-facet character, this wine rewards you in every tasting, with its concrete personality.
- Aromas of black currant, ripe raspberry, plum, white pepper, mint, chocolate, vanilla and smoke, compose its versatile aromatic profile.
- High but round tannins which balance ideally with the acidity
- Rich body with a long aftertaste.
- Suggested bottle opening 1 to 2 hours before tasting.
- Potential of ageing for an additional period of 8 to 10 years.
Harvest Information 2017:
| Ethanol: | 14,5% Vol |
| pH: | 3,35 |
| Total Acidity (H2SO4): |
3,78 g/l |
| Reducing Sugars: | 1 g/l |
| Rainfall: October until July |
751 mm |
| Harvest Temperatures (Μ.Ο.) Lowest: Highest: |
17 °C – (9/2017) 28,5 °C – (9/2017) |