TASTING NOTES

A full-bodied Shiraz with smokey raspberry/black cherry bouquet and hints of white pepper. Spicy, leathery undertones. May be enjoyed now. Can store away for another 5 – 8 years.

FOOD SUGGESTIONS

Serve with your favourite red meat dish. Excellent with roasted leg of 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

The vineyards are planted on East facing slopes in the area of Paarl. The vineyards are all trellised, 5-wire Perold system. Basic canopy and crop management are applied and supplemental irrigation is available. Harvested mid-February.

THE HARVEST

YIELD: 6 – 8 t/ha

BALLING AT HARVEST: 25 – 26,5 °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. The malolactic fermentation takes place in small bariques. On completion, the wines are racked and aged for 12 – 18 months in French and American bariques. Wine is given only one coarse filtration prior to bottling.

BLEND INFORMATION

100% Shiraz