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Avondale Syrah Le Pleurs 2003

This wine has an intense colour with a complex nose of ripe sweet cherry and elements of mocha, chocolate, liquorice and spice supported by well-integrated oak. Firm ripe tannin complete a silky full-bodied mouth feel.

THE NAME
The arrival of spring warms the vine stirring her sap to tears: tears of pure joy at the miracle of birth, tears anticipating a bountiful harvest. At the 2006 Festival of the Tears, Syrah was chosen to bear the prestigious Les Pleurs Label. An exceptional wine we are sure you will agree: like Mother Nature you may even shed a tear or two, of joy of course.

variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]
winery : Avondale Farm
winemaker : Bertus Albertyn
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 15.0 % vol  rs : 2.7 g/l  pH : 3.68  ta : 5.6 g/l  va : 0.7 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fragrant   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

ageing : 

Enjoy now or age for another 12 years.

in the vineyard : Viticulturist: Johnathan Grieve
11 year old vines, which yielded 5 tons per hectare.
about the harvest: 

The fruit was hand picked at 25-27° B.

in the cellar : Fifty percent of the fruit was fermented at 28°C in open fermenters with 3 daily punch downs. The balance was fermented in closed fermenters with 4 daily pump-overs. Fermentation and malolactic was completed in new French 225l barrels. After malolactic the wine was racked and barrel matured in 60% 1st fill, 25% 2nd fill & the rest in 3rd fill French 225l oak barrels for a total barrel contract period of 17 months. A light egg white fining and course sheet filtration preceded bottling

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