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Eaglevlei Shiraz 2007

A full bodied red wine with spearmint & musk flavours. On the palate an interesting combination of creamy vanilla with a peppery aftertaste.

Serve with ostrich steak or springbok carpaccio.
variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]
winemaker : Maria le Roux
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol  rs : 1.8 g/l  pH : 3.84  ta : 5.4 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 0  closure : Screwcap  
AWARDS
2009 Michelangelo International Wine Awards - Silver medal

ageing : Enjoy now or within 5 years from harvest .

in the vineyard : North-eastern slopes on gravelly soil. 5 year old vineyards received supplementary drip irrigation and produced 5 tons/ha.
about the harvest: Grapes were harvested at night into small picking crates.
in the cellar : Each berry was hand sorted. At Eaglevlei we make use of gravity to gently transfer our grapes to the open fermenters. Making use of a pump to transfer the grapes can unnecessarily extract harsh tannins. The grapes fermented slowly over a period of 15 days. We make use of punching down the cap, to extract flavour. After malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks, the wine was aged in 20 new, 1st & 2nd fill French oak & 10% American oak barrels for 20 months. The wine was racked twice during the 20 months.
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