La Motte Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Cabernet Sauvignon
Description
La Motte is a historic Franschhoek estate, known for its calm, classical approach to Cape wine. While home is the Franschhoek Valley, La Motte works with carefully selected vineyards across the Western Cape to capture Cabernet Sauvignon with both ripeness and structure. The style leans on clear fruit, measured use of oak, and a focus on balance rather than sheer power. Grapes are picked for freshness as much as flavour, and oak is used to bring shape, fine tannin, and gentle spice, rather than obvious woodiness. La Motte Cabernet Sauvignon reflects a modern Cape interpretation of a traditional variety: structured enough to age, but polished and approachable at the table.
Colour:
Deep ruby with a youthful purple rim, showing concentration and a young, energetic Cabernet.
Nose:
Blackcurrant and black cherry sit at the core, with notes of plum and a touch of redcurrant brightness. Subtle cedar, pencil shavings and dried herbs add a more classical, leafy complexity, supported by hints of tobacco and gentle baking spice from oak maturation.
Palate:
Medium to full-bodied with firm, fine-grained tannins and a focused, linear feel. The palate offers cassis, dark plum and blackberry, layered with savoury notes of graphite, herbs and a touch of cocoa. Fresh, well-judged acidity keeps the wine lively and food-friendly, cutting through richness without feeling sharp. Oak is integrated, adding structure and spice rather than dominating the fruit. The overall impression is of a composed, age-worthy Cabernet that already drinks well with a bit of air.
Finish:
Long and dry with lingering blackcurrant, gentle savoury notes and a clean, lightly spicy tail.
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La Motte Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
- Food Pairing : La Motte Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 has the structure and freshness to handle richer, protein-driven dishes. It is an excellent match for braaied steak, lamb chops or a beef rib-eye, where the firm tannins and black fruit cut through fat and echo the char from the coals. Slow-cooked beef stew, oxtail, or a tomato-rich lamb neck potjie will pick up the wine’s savoury and herbal notes. For mid-week meals, try it with meaty pasta sauces, mushroom and thyme risotto, or a well-seasoned burger. It also works nicely with mature hard cheeses like Cheddar or Boerenkaas, where the wine’s structure and dark fruit balance the salt and richness of the cheese.
- Drink before: Drink now to 2030, with best drinking from 2025–2029.
- Vintage: 2022
- Manufacturer: La Motte
- Region: Western Cape.
- Star Rating: Wine-of-the-Month Club’s Panel Rating: 4 Stars
- Medals Won: Gold Medal: China Wine & Spirits Awards. Gold Medal: Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge. Gold Medal: Veritas Awards. Double Platinum: National Wine Challenge. 100 Points (SA Wine Index): Top 100 Wines of South Africa.
- Sugar Content: 3.1g/L
- Alcohol Content: 14.19%
Stock and Delivery:
In Stock: Standard delivery within 5 days
Stock at supplier: Delivery within 10 - 15 days
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Free Delivery: On orders over R2 000
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We guarantee a full credit on the cost of the wine, no questions asked, and we will also collect the remainder of any pack and refund you in full if you are unhappy with the quality, the service or any aspect of Wine-of-the-Month Club.
Replacements:
In the unlikely event that there is a broken bottle in your case, please tell us immediately and we will credit your account. We reserve the right to substitute product if stock runs out, to the same or higher value of the stock.
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