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Stellekaya Cape Cross 2005Price: $23.00    Case Price: $20.70

Stellekayacapecross
Color:
Red
Body/Type:
Full Bodied
Style:
Modern
Size:
Bottle, 750 ml
Winery:
Stellekaya
Grapes:
Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon
Serve At:
59°-64° F
Region:
South Africa > Stellenbosch

Hand harvested grapes, basket pressed and open fermented this cape blend benchmarks a the trend in New World Style. "50% Merlot, 30% Pinotage, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, Cape Cross was inspired by the constellation Crux, whose brightest star is a 'giant red' called Gamma Crucis. The Southern Cross has guided many an explorer successfully around the Cape of Storms."

Stellakaya is owned by Dave Lello and his wife Jane. Located in Stellenbosch, Stellekaya ,meaning home of the stars, released its first vintage in 1999. Winemaker Ntsiki Biyela is a 30 something South African she was born and raised in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Ntsiki is currently one of only a handful of black female winemakers in South Africa; in fact she was the first.

The Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek valleys form the Cape Winelands, the larger of the two main wine growing regions in South Africa. The South African wine industry produces about 1,000,000,000 litres of wine annually. Stellenbosch is the primary location for viticulture and viticulture research. The region has a mediterranean climate with hot dry summers and cool wet winters. Stellenbosch lies at the foot of the Cape Fold mountain range, which provides soil favourable to viticulture. Grapes grown in this area are mainly used for wine production, as opposed to table grapes.

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alastairbinnie says:

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both bottles corked. tasted of blue cheese

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