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Vansha Dry Red 2006

John Platter 2007 - 3 stars
Veritas 2006 - Bronze
Multi layered array of red berry fruit and underlying ripe plums. Mid-palate offers juicy, succulent fruit weight with a dense, long dry finish

variety : Shiraz [ 75% Shiraz, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winery : Ridgeback Wines
winemaker : Toit Wessels
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 13.28 % vol  rs : 1.85 g/l  pH : 3.84  ta : 5.60 g/l  
type : Red  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
John Platter 2007 - 3 stars
Veritas 2006 - Bronze
about the harvest: Analysis at harvest
Syrah (3 March 2006)
Sugar: 24.9º Balling
Acid: 5.58g/l
pH: 3.70

Cabernet Sauvignon (7 March 2006)
Sugar: 25º Balling
Acid: 5.72g/l
pH: 3.90
in the cellar : •Both varieties were destemmed only. Shiraz was fermented separately from Cabernet Sauvignon.
•Whole berries were fermented at 27-30 degrees Celsius with commercial yeast strains suited for the varieties.
•Wines were allowed to ferment to near dryness and removed from skins in order to retain softness and minimise skin tannin extraction.
•Both wines were not matured in oak so that the accent is on the fruit expression.
•The wine was then blended: 75% Shiraz and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon.
•Wine was racked for clarification twice during maturation period.
•A light fining followed by filtration before bottling took place.

Bottled: 17 July 2006
Production: 10,620 Bottles
Release: July 2006
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