Dona Paula Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Dona Paula use only estate grown grapes, cultivated at high altitudes where the cooler temperatures allow the grapes to ripen slowly, developing complex and intense flavours. This is a complex wine, intense ruby red in colour. Delicious aromas and flavours of black fruit, cassis, spices, and red pepper, backed up with ripe tannins and a long finish.

The grapes are picked between the first and second weeks of April. After a gentle destemming, the must is cold macerated before fermentation to preserve the primary aromas. The temperature during fermentation ranges between 25 and 28 °C (77 to 82.4 °F). A post-fermentation maceration is performed for 10 to 15 days, and then malolactic fermentation takes place in barrels.

Ageing is carried out in first, second and third-use French oak barrels for 9 months. All grapes grown in our vineyards are under a program of sustainable .

We recommend pairing this wine with grilled red meat.