Pax Verbatim Blazing Hill Shiraz 2007

Of bright crimson and ruby colour, this wine offers subtle and perfumed aromas of cherry and lavender. On the palate, an exquisitely balanced, soft and silky texture belies a wine with deceiving yet tremendous depth. Structured, yet deliciously smooth, the senses are treated to flavours reminiscent of black berries, loganberries, and wild plum.

variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]

winery : Richard Hilton Vineyards

winemaker : _

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 14.55 % vol rs : 2.1 g/l pH : 3.83 ta : 5.6 g/l va : 0.61 g/l so2 : 88 mg/l fso2 : 45 mg/l

type : Red style : Dry

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

in the vineyard : PLANTING: Trelissed and irrigated, 2,800 vines per hectare
SOIL: Hutton & sand on granite

in the cellar : Hand picked at 24.6° B, 8 tons of Syrah grapes were hand sorted before being crushed, destemmed and gently pumped into a closed stainless steel vat. Left to cold macerate for 24 hours, the 'must' was then inoculated with a Rhone yeast and fermented on the skins at up to 30° C. The ferment was pumped over 3 times a day and the cap was punched down with a stainless steel plunger. After fermentation, the vat was closed off for 3 weeks before being pressed and placed into barrel for ageing. Racking took place twice, and the wine was lightly filtered before bottling.

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