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Boekenhoutskloof The Chocolate Block 2010

Explosive nose with great depth of spiced fruit and violet-infused perfume. Striking freshness on a firmly structured palate with elegant and supple tannins. Spicy oak aromas covering a rounded mid-palate that reveals layers of fruit with intense purity. Classically styled with integrated tannins and balanced acidity to ensure a long, succulent and textured finish.

variety : Shiraz [ 72% Syrah, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Grenache Noir, 6% Cinsault, 2% Viognier ]
winemaker : Marc Kent
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 14.72 % vol  rs : 2.4 g/l  pH : 3.85  ta : 5.8 g/l  va : 0.69 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
in the vineyard : This wine is the perfect example of identifying “undiscovered” parcels of vineyard with amazing potential and utilizing it to unleash its world class quality. The Syrah fruit comes from Malmesbury (Swartland) with its unique growing conditions and dryland farmed vineyards to ensure it deep-rooted vines and therefore optimal concentration of colour, flavour and tannin structure. The Grenanche noir is sourced from Piekenierskloof (Citrusdal) with its very sandy soils and perfect terroir for ripening this grape varietal. The Cabernet Sauvignon and Viognier come from the organically farmed vineyards of Boekenhouskloof and the Cinsault is from old bushvines on decomposed granite soils in Wellington.

in the cellar : The Syrah and Grenache Noir was matured in 600L barrels to retain the unmistakable fruit and freshness on the cultivar. The complete blend however, was matures in 2nd and 3rd filled French oak barrels for 18 months before it gets a light egg-white fining. 1035 barriques were selected for this wine.
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