TASTING NOTES

A medium-bodied, wood-matured red wine. Shiraz thrives in our region, so you’ll find the typical ripe maraschino cherry, plum and white pepper flavours on the nose, while prominent berry flavours follow through onto the palate.

ENJOY WITH

A variety of red meat dishes. Superb with Moroccan lamb.

WINE OF ORIGIN

Western Cape

GEOGRAPHY

Western Cape Province of South Africa – Paarl and surrounding areas, cold wet winters, hot dry summers.

IN THE VINEYARD

Vineyards planted on warmer north and north westerly slopes. Vineyards are trellised, 5 wire Perold system, with basic canopy and crop management. Vineyards only receive supplemental irrigation. Harvested mid February to the beginning of March.

THE HARVEST

YIELD: 10 - 12 t/ha

BALLING AT HARVEST: 24,5 - 26°B

IN THE CELLAR

Fermented on skins for 7-12 days after which the skins are pressed and the wine is inoculated with malolactic bacteria to initiate a secondary fermentation.  On completion of malolactic fermentation the wine are matured in French oak for 3 – 4 months.  There after the wine is filtered and stabilized prior to bottling.

BLEND INFORMATION

100% Shiraz