Ruitersvlei Shiraz 2004

Veritas 2005 - Bronze
Decanter 2006 - Silver
A full bodied wine with hints of fresh violets and rich concentrated dense berry fruit, layered with spice and black pepper aromas.

variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]

winery : Ruitersvlei

winemaker : Reino Kruger

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 14.06 % vol rs : 2.6 g/l pH : 3.6 ta : 6.5 g/l va : 0.51 g/l

type : Red wooded

pack : Bottle

AWARDS

Decanter 2006 - Silver
Veritas 2005 - Bronze

in the vineyard : Area planted 70 ha and vineyards are 15 years old.
Trellis: Perold
Irrigation: Drip and Over head
Climate: Sub-Tropic; Winter rainfall

about the harvest: Harvested end of March and hand-picked.

in the cellar : Destemmend and crushed, fermentation is done 3 pumpovers daily at 25ÂºC with extended skin contact. Malolactic fermentaion is done. Maturation is done over American and French Staves.

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