Fairview Shiraz 2005

Name: Fairview Shiraz 2005
Brand: Fairview
SKU: 14213

2007 Decanter World Wine Awards â€“ Commended
2007 International Wine Challenge â€“ Commended
2007 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles - Gold Medal
Top 10 - Diners Club Young Winemaker of the Year Award 2006
Colour: Deep vibrant red.
Aroma: Combination of white pepper, vanilla and mixed spices.
Palate: Medium to full bodied with well integrated with ripe fruit and a complex finish.

variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]

winery : Fairview Wines

winemaker : Anthony de Jager

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 14.56 % vol rs : 2.5 g/l pH : 3.51 ta : 5.9 g/l

type : Red style : Dry wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

2005 Vintage
2007 Decanter World Wine Awards â€“ Commended
2007 International Wine Challenge â€“ Commended
2007 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles - Gold Medal
Top 10 - Diners Club Young Winemaker of the Year Award 2006

ageing : Will drink well now until 2008.

in the vineyard : Fairview cellar - with its spectacular view of Table Mountain - lies on the south west slopes of Paarl at the Cape of Good Hope. Established more than 300 years ago, Fairview has been in my family for three generations. Our committed team carefully guide the wine from the vine to the bottle, capturing yet another perfect Cape summer. A harmonious blend of fruit and spice, balanced with well integrated oak - will benefit from additional cellaring.

The 2005 vintage was a warm vintage yielding ripe full flavoured wines. Part of the fruit is grown at Fairview on the south western slopes of Paarl Mountain. The Fairview Shiraz vineyards are primarily on decomposed granite soils, and have drip irrigation. The other component of the blend is from dry land vineyards in Agter-Paarl on deep Malmesbury shale soils. Average yields of Shiraz are kept to below 7 tons/ha by vigorous green harvest.

about the harvest: Harvest Date: 2nd week of February 2005

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