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Franschhoek Cellar Reserve Shiraz 2004

A full-bodied wine with a deep red colour, vanilla and spice on the nose and peppery fruit on the palate. A Shiraz marked by sweet spiciness and smoky flavours,complemented by a well-rounded and rich body

This is the ideal wine for flavourful grilled or barbequed meats, in particular venison or well-aged steak, or Moroccan dishes.
variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]
winemaker : Stephan Smit
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol  rs : 3.1 g/l  pH : 3.6  ta : 5.5 g/l  
type : Red  body : Full  taste : Fragrant   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

ageing : Will develop over five years from vintage.
in the vineyard : Grapes originated from the Franschhoek Region.
Average age of vines: 5 - 10 years
Type of soil: Alluvial
about the harvest: Selected blocks harvested by hand when sugar reached 26° Balling.
in the cellar : After crushing and destalking, the pulp is pumped directly into tanks, where skin contact is given through cold soaking for 24 hours. Pulp is inoculated with active dry yeast and fermentation took place at about 24-27°C. Colour and flavour are extracted from
the skins through pump-overs during fermentation. After Malolactic fermentation the wine was matured for 21months in 100 % American oak Barrels
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Franschhoek Cellar Reserve Shiraz 2004
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