Haut Espoir Shiraz Reserve 2004

The dominant fruit characters are blueberries, light hints of cherry and white pepper, with complexity benefiting from sensitive oaking and barrel maturation.

Enjoy with roasts, red meat, thick pasta dishes.

variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]
winery : Haut Espoir
winemaker : Nikey van Zyl
wine of origin : Franschhoek
analysis : alc : 14 % vol  rs : 3.5 g/l  pH : 3.4  ta : 6.8 g/l  
type : Red   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

in the vineyard : This 2004 Shiraz was produced from fully ripe grapes harvested from Haut Espoir in the Franschhoek region. The summer was dry and hot with two particularly hot periods in January and February. The conditions were ideal for developing good fruit flavours and aromas.

about the harvest: The grapes were hand harvested in the coolness of early morning on 18 March 2004.

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