Babylonstoren Cabernet Sauvignon 2024 750ml
Babylonstoren Cabernet Sauvignon 2024
A complex, full-bodied red made for celebrations. Babylonstoren Cabernet Sauvignon 2024 is crafted on Babylonstoren, a historic Cape Dutch farm in the heart of South Africa's Cape Winelands.
The grapes come from eight separate vineyard blocks on the farm, which gives the wine layers of flavour and real depth. It then spends 18 months in 300-litre oak barrels, 40% of them new and 60% second- and third-fill, before bottling. A further three months of bottle maturation before release lets it settle and come together.
In the glass it's a deep crimson red. The nose brings red plum and blueberry, with hints of sweet tobacco and cedarwood. On the palate, dark fruit, cherry and cassis meet a velvety texture, rounded tannins and a long, lingering finish.
Wine details
- Vintage: 2024
- Style: Full-bodied dry red
- Cultivar: Cabernet Sauvignon
- Alcohol: 14% ABV
- Maturation: 18 months in 300L oak barrels (40% new), plus 3 months in bottle
- Origin: Babylonstoren, Simondium, Western Cape, South Africa
Tasting notes
- Colour: Deep crimson red
- Nose: Red plum, blueberry, sweet tobacco, cedarwood
- Palate: Dark fruit, cherry and cassis with a velvety texture
- Finish: Well-rounded tannins and a long, lingering finish
Food pairing
Superb with beef fillet or slow-braised oxtail. It's also excellent with a simple platter of venison charcuterie.
Serving suggestion
Serve at 16–18°C. Decant for 30–60 minutes to let the fruit and oak open up.
Why Babylonstoren?
Babylonstoren is a historic farm in the Simondium valley, between Paarl and Franschhoek. It's known for its celebrated gardens and for a farm-to-table approach to winemaking that shows the character of the Cape.
A classic Cape Cabernet for Sunday roasts and special dinners alike.