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Cabernet Sauvignon
Winered wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

Dealcoholised Cabernet Sauvignon from South Africa's Coastal Region, made with hand-picked Western Cape grapes and carrying Fairtrade certification.

About This Drink

The grapes come from the Western Cape's Coastal Region, picked by hand before dealcoholisation via vacuum spinning cone — a process that works at low temperatures to protect the wine's aromatics. It sits at under 0.5% ABV. It pours a deep, opaque purple. The nose brings blackcurrant, dark cherry, and a cedary oak note, and the palate follows in a similar direction with jammy plum and black cherry at the centre. Tannins are low and the texture is silky, which makes it more approachable than many red wine approximations. The finish is short and clean, fading quickly on fruit. For a dealcoholised red, it holds together reasonably well. The oak integration is light but present, and the fruit reads as genuine rather than sweetened.

Key Specs

Per 100ml

Sugar
2.5g

Tasting Notes

Taste

BLACKCURRANT DARK CHERRY JAMMY PLUM SUBTLE OAK CEDAR

Aroma

BLACKCURRANT DARK CHERRY SOFT OAK CEDAR TAR

Character

Appearance
DEEP PURPLE OPAQUE POUR
Mouthfeel
LIGHT TO MEDIUM BODY LOW TANNINS SILKY AND SMOOTH
Finish
SHORT AND CLEAN GENTLE FRUIT FADE

Production

Vacuum spinning cone dealcoholisation; grapes hand-picked from the Coastal Region of the Western Cape, South Africa

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Key Specs

Per 100ml

Sugar
2.5g

Tasting Notes

Taste

BLACKCURRANT DARK CHERRY JAMMY PLUM SUBTLE OAK CEDAR

Aroma

BLACKCURRANT DARK CHERRY SOFT OAK CEDAR TAR

Character

Appearance
DEEP PURPLE OPAQUE POUR
Mouthfeel
LIGHT TO MEDIUM BODY LOW TANNINS SILKY AND SMOOTH
Finish
SHORT AND CLEAN GENTLE FRUIT FADE

Production

Vacuum spinning cone dealcoholisation; grapes hand-picked from the Coastal Region of the Western Cape, South Africa