Appearance: Rich, dark red with vibrant youth. Flavours: Sweet fruit introduces this perfumy, toasty wine to the senses. Ever changing flavours and depth of fruit keeps one enticed to this well balanced, rich wine. A smooth entry followed by ripe and balanced tannin and lingering aftertaste of sweet plums and delicate spice.
Vintage: 2009 was one of the better vintages of late, following 2007. The grapes had nice concentration with ripe tannins. Optimal ripeness could be achieved at lower sugar levels due to cooler spring and early summer.
Winemaking: The grapes were harvested in 8kg lug-boxes and destemmed at the cellar. Berry sorting was done by hand to allow for only the best fruit to go through to fermentation in a combination of open vats and Stainless steel tanks. Cold soaking was done for two days to allow for optimal colour extraction and slow fermentation followed at 24°, to allow for fruit preservation and not too serious tannin extraction. A co-ferment of Shiraz and Viognier was done to allow for earlier integration and colour stability, Mourvedre was blended in 6months later, after MLF. MLF took place in 300L French and American oak barrels and further maturation was done for 16months. A tight selection of barrels was made to deliver a wine of high concentration, able to age very well. Subtle tannins support the fruit concentration for a joyous experience of a Shiraz driven Rhone style blend.
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