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Elgin Valley Vineyards Poor Corder Shiraz 2008

This is an easy drinking wine with plumbs and pepper on the nose, a nice round mouth feel, good tannins and fruity aftertaste.

variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]
winery : 
winemaker : Justin Hoy
wine of origin : Elgin Cape Coastal
analysis : alc : 15.5 % vol  rs : 2.35 g/l  pH : 3.45  ta : 6.49 g/l  
type : Red  style : Off Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Screwcap  

ageing : Good for drinking now and would benefit from laying down.
about the harvest: The grapes were crushed and fermented on the skins to extract the colour before gentle bag pressing and racking to a combination of new and second fill American and French Oak barrels. The wine was allowed to undergo malolachtic fermentation and barrel maturation for 1 year. It was bottled in antique green bottles under screw cap and laid down for 4 months before release.
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