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Simonsvlei South Atlantic Shiraz / Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

A Powerful wine with flavours of spicy dark plums, cherries and blackcurrants.

Enjoy with full flavoured dishes of dark meat.
variety : Shiraz [ 60% Shiraz, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winemaker : Christine Jones
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 14.3 % vol  rs : 3.58 g/l  pH : 3.7  ta : 5.33 g/l  so2 : 48 mg/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
in the vineyard : The vineyards are planted on South west and south eastern slopes in the area of Paarl. The vineyards are all trellised, 5-wire Perold system. Most are irrigated.
about the harvest: Harvested mid-February.
YIELD: 8 t/ha
BALLING AT HARVEST: 26°B
in the cellar : Tank fermented on the skins for two weeks whereafter it is pressed and goes into barrels for malolactic fermentation. Blended afterwards.
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