Broken Stone Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz 1999

Brilliant ruby red colour. This wine has a nicely balanced nose of spicy Shiraz and fruity Cabernet with neither dominating. After ageing for 15 months in wood this wine developed a very soft tannic structure which makes this wine enjoyable from an early stage.

variety : Cabernet Sauvignon [ 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Shiraz ]

winery : Slaley Wines

winemaker : Christopher van Dieren

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 13.2 % vol rs : 2.1 g/l pH : 3.71 ta : 5.8 g/l

type : Red

AWARDS

Grand Prix â€“ Hamburg Wine Salon 2000
Veritas Silver 2000
Decanter Wine of the Month, October 2001

ageing : Drink young or age for up to 4 years, date of harvest

in the vineyard : Age of vines: Shiraz ; 1993, Cabernet Sauvignon ; 1990

Trellising : 5 wires

Pruning : Cordon with spurs

Soil : Deep Hutton

Position : South-West facing slope of Simonsberg, Shiraz on Ernita, Cabernet on Slaley

Irrigation : Overhead sprinklers

Yield : Shiraz: 10 Ton / Ha, Cabernet 10 Ton/Ha

Harvest Date : Shiraz: Mid March, Cabernet: End of March

in the cellar : Fermentation : 15 to 18 days at 30ÂºC

Maturation : 15 months in wood, 50 % American Oak (50 % new), 50 % French Oak (40% 2ndfill, 10% 3th fill)

Fining : Gelatine

Filtration : Bulk and light sheet filtration before bottling

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