Jordan Wines The Long Fuse Cabernet Sauvignon

Description

Jordan Wines The Long Fuse Cabernet Sauvignon is a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon produced in the Stellenbosch wine region.

About Jordan Wine Estate

The Jordan Wine Estate is located in Stellenbosch Kloof. The estate was founded in 1982 when Ted and Sheelagh Jordan bought the 164 hectare Stellenbosch property. Ted’s son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Kathy Jordan, took over the reins of the estate in 1993. Gary was a geologist by training and Kathy was an economist. Both had worked in the family winery until 1988, when they went overseas to study at the University of California, Davis. Gary studied the Programme in Viticulture and Oenology, as did Kath,y who also studied marketing courses in the Department of Agricultural Economics. They returned to South Africa in the early 1990s, built the winery in 1992 and started the journey to becoming the phenomenal husband and wife winemaking team they are today.

Jordan Wines Vineyards

Ted Jordan embarked on an extensive replanting programme in the 1980s, concentrating on planting classic varieties. Today, the vineyards are planted with Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Assyrtiko for the white wines and Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz and Petit Verdot for the red wines.

The wines are borne out of fastidious vineyard management, innovative canopy management and selecting varieties and clones specifically suited to the various soils and slopes. Cool hillside vineyards were planted to classic varieties, and a modern family-run winery has combined to produce distinctive wines displaying the ripe concentrated fruity accessibility of the New World, with the complex elegance of classic wine. There are several ranges of wines, including the classic estate varietal range and the flagship range, including Cobbler’s Hill Red Blend and Nine Yards Chardonnay.

Jordan Wines The Long Fuse Winemaking

Jordan Wines The Long Fuse Cabernet Sauvignon is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon grown on Glenrosa and Hutton soils in vineyards with west and north-facing slopes between 200-240 metres above sea level. The vines have an average age of 19 to 24 years old.

• After harvest, the grapes are fermented in overhead retort-shaped, stainless steel fermenters.
• Pump-overs were done three times daily during fermentation.
• Selected tanks received extended maceration on the skins after fermentation.
• The use of gravity and gentle pressing ensure full-flavoured wines with soft, balanced tannins.
• The wine was racked into barrels where it underwent malolactic fermentation.
• After further racking it spent 18 months in new and used French oak barrels.
• Lightly filtered before bottling.

Why is it Called The Long Fuse Cabernet Sauvignon?

Jordan Wines The Long Fuse Cabernet Sauvignon takes its name from the preparation method used by Gary Jordan to prepare their Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards in Stellenbosch Kloof. The vineyards had many large, sub-surface granite boulders, which were excavated and then blown up with dynamite. One of the large boulders required over 300 charges, necessitating a very long fuse!