Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.19%
Residual Sugar 2.8 g/L
pH 3.58
Total Acidity 5.7 g/L
Calories (estimated) 120 kcal / glass
150ml glass120 kcal
750ml bottle600 kcal
Grape Varieties Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvedre
Shiraz81%
Grenache10%
Mourvedre9%
Region Western Cape
Soil Shallow shale with clay deeper down; shale with koffieklip; deep yellow clovelly (weathered granite)
Bottling Date September 2011
Production Volume 3,000 bottles
Bottles3,000
Production Details Wines in the blend were harvested, sorted, fermented and matured separately. After 24 months in new 225-litre French oak barrels, the wine was blended and transferred to 500-litre second-fill barrels for a further 24 months. The wine was bottled in September 2011. The 2007 season followed a cold winter, cool spring, welcome early summer rains and a dry January. Heat later in the season forced earlier harvesting, but the Shiraz ripened gradually afterwards, with healthy grapes and good flavour, acid and pH levels. Best enjoyed between eight and twelve years after vintage.
Tasting Notes
Nose: rose petal, black berry, mulberry, cinnamon, black pepper
Palate: powdery tannins, fleshy fullness, minerally freshness
Food Pairing red meat, hard cheese
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Producer Information
Website
Address
PO Box 685, Franschhoek 7690, South Africa
Phone
+27 (0)21 876 8000
Email
Owner
Hanneli Rupert-Koegelenberg
Cellarmaster
Edmund Terblanche