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Simonsvlei Hercules Paragon Shiraz 2008

Full-bodied and wood - matured in small oak barrels, this exceptional wine has a smokey pepper, black cherry and mulberry bouquet with fennel and leather undertones.

Enjoy with the best matured steak, or oven-roasted lamb shanks.

variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]

winery : Simonsvlei Winery

winemaker : Christine Jones

wine of origin : Western Cape

analysis : alc : 14.83 % vol rs : 3.5 g/l pH : 3.71 ta : 5.44 g/l so2 : 98 mg/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full taste : Fragrant wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

in the vineyard : The vineyards are planted on East facing slopes in the area of Paarl. The vineyards are all trellised, 5-wire Perold system. Basic canopy and crop management are applied and supplemental irrigation is available.

about the harvest: Harvested mid-February.
Yield: 6-8 t/ha
Balling at harvest: 25 - 26,5° Balling

in the cellar : Fermented on skins for 7 - 12 days after which the skins are pressed and the wine is inoculated with malolactic bacteria to initiate a secondary fermentation. The malolactic fermentation takes place in small bariques. On completion, the wines are racked and aged for 12 - 18 months in French and American bariques. Wine is given only one coarse filtration prior to bottling.

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Christine Jones