Nitida Shiraz 1998

Upfront plum flavours are balanced with a lovely smooth spicy/pepper finish. Smooth and elegant but maintains its flavours with food because of a well-balanced tannin structure.

variety : Shiraz [ Shiraz ]

winery : Nitida

winemaker : RJ Botha

wine of origin : Durbanville

analysis : alc : 13,2 % vol rs : 2,9 g/l pH : 3,90 ta : 5,8 g/l

type : Red

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

in the cellar : 100% open fermenter, cap punched through by hand every 4 hours. Fermentation at 30 degrees to enhance cultivar flavours and colour extraction. Controlled temperature manipulation during fermentation was used to bring the pepper and spice to the fore. A year in only 2nd and 3rd fill wood gives soft complementary tannins.

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