Robertson Winery Number One Constitution Road Shiraz 2002
Michelangelo International Award 2004 - Gold
Best in Category IWSC 2005
4½ stars John Platter 2005
Best in Class Silver - International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2005
Deep rich purple colour, intense aroma of dark ripe black berry with seductive spicy fruit and black pepper characteristics. Velvety palate with supple fine grained tannins combining well with the French oak.
variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]
winemaker : Jacques Roux
wine of origin : Breede River
analysis : alc : 15.0 % vol rs : 4.6 g/l pH : 3.73
type : Red style : Dry
pack : Bottle
AWARDS
Michelangelo International Award 2004 - Gold
Best in Category IWSC 2005
4½ John Platter 2005
Best in Class Silver - International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2005
in the vineyard : Farm: Wolfkloof & Eilandia
Soil type: Deep Oakleaf
Trellising: Five-wire Perold system
Water management: Regulated deficit irrigation resulting in small berries and concentration of flavour
Row direction: South-east to north-west
Viticulturist: Anton Laas
about the harvest: Harvesting took place on the 19th and the 20th of March 2002. Only selected, hand picked-picked grapes at 26,5° Balling were used.
Yield: 5 tons per hectare
in the cellar : Fermentation with wild yeast occurred in small open fermentation tanks with a capacity of 1-5 tons at 28 - 30ºC. Manual punch down every 4 hours for 7 days was follows by extended skin contact for 14 days. Natural malolactic fermentation followed in barrel over a two week period. The wine was aged for 24 months in 225 litre new French oak cooperage of which 50% was Sylvain and the remainder Ermitage, producing an exclusive vintage of only sixteen barrels.
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