Muratie Ronnie Melck Shiraz 2005

Name: Muratie Ronnie Melck Shiraz 2005
Brand: Muratie Ronnie Melck
SKU: 17994

This wine shows typical black pepper flavours, a lot of savoury tones as well as some floral notes on the nose. These flavours follow through nicely in the pallet and the wine shows great depth. Layer upon layer is uncovered as you go from drinking this huge wine to enjoying its fabulous aftertaste.

Paring the Ronnie Melck Shiraz with a serious piece of meat will definitely bring out the best in this wine.

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variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]

winery : Muratie Wine Estate

winemaker : Francois Conradie

wine of origin : Simonsberg - Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 15.1 % vol rs : 4.2 g/l pH : 3.84 ta : 5.5 g/l

type : Red style : Dry wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : Enjoy now or drink over the next 12 - 15 years.

about the harvest: The grapes come from a thirty-seven year old vineyard on the farm. It was harvested in the first week of March at 25.5° B.

in the cellar : Fermentation was done in an open fermenter for approximately seven days. No extended maceration was done after the primary fermentation and malolactic fermentation was finished in barrel.

The wine was matured in 100% new French oak 225 litre barrels for about 16 months after which it was racked and bottled.

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