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Elgin Valley Vineyards Shiraz 2008

This is the first vintage of Shiraz under the Elgin Valley brand. It has a particularly fruity nose with plumbs dominating the peppery Shiraz character. The mouth feel is nice and round and easy drinking with just the desired tannins and fruity aftertaste.

variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]
winery : 
winemaker : Justin Hoy
wine of origin : Elgin Cape Coastal
analysis : alc : 15.5 % vol  rs : 2.23 g/l  pH : 3.45  ta : 6.45 g/l  
type : Red   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Screwcap  

ageing : Good for drinking now and will age beautifully for at least 5 years.
about the harvest: The grapes were hand harvested in the morning when their ruby red colour was at its deepest.
in the cellar : 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. The best barrels were blended together before it was bottled in antique green bottles under screw cap and laid down for 4 months before release.
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