The Chase Vineyards Shiraz 2006

Medium-bodied and delicate wine that is pleasing on the nose with typical black pepper and spice aromas. The relatively high alcohol content delivers a warm mouthfeel and a clean finish.
 
Quality enhancing minimum filtration could result in a trace of sediment.

This wine will enhance all red meat dishes and especially lamb.

variety : Shiraz [ Shiraz ]
winery : 
winemaker : Ettiene Malan
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 15.0 % vol  rs : 3.4 g/l  pH : 3.51  ta : 5.5 g/l  va : 0.77 g/l  
type : Red   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

ageing : The wine underwent minimum filtration to preserve flavour and will benefit from further cellaring.

in the vineyard : Grown on very deep soils of granitic origin in vineyards that are generally sloping North to North-West. The best quality grapes are chosen for desired ripeness, hand-picked. matured and bottled on the estate.

in the cellar : A modern state-of-the art cellar designed to process 50 tons per year came on line in 2006. Primary fermentation is strictly temperature controlled, with malolactic fermentation of the Shiraz carried out in a mix of American and French oak. Maturing is in new and used oak over 18 months.

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