Boschkloof Syrah 2010

Name: Boschkloof Syrah 2010
Brand: Boschkloof
SKU: 31167

Complex and attractive bouquet of oriental spices with typical Shiraz smoked ham and white pepper flavours. Lovely cherry fruit as well as intergrated tannins on the palate. Well balanced wine with spicy overtones and a lingering finish. Very classic style with unmistakable Rhone flavours. Certified and bottled on the farm.

variety : Shiraz [ 100% Syrah ]

winery : Boschkloof Wines

winemaker : Jacques Borman

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 15.00 % vol rs : 2.8 g/l pH : 3.6 ta : 5.4 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : Good to drink now, but will develop and mature over the next 10 years.

in the vineyard : Boschkloof vineyards, Syrah clone SH 21 and SH 99.

about the harvest: Grapes harvested by hand at full ripeness - sugar 25° B. Hand selected and sorted, the yield was very low at 4 tons per hectare.

in the cellar : Natural fermentation, no yeast added. After 2 days cold soaking it was fermented at 24° - 25° C

Skin contact for 14 days after alcoholic fermentation and carefully matured in 20% new 225l barrels of which was 96% French oak 4% American oak. Matured in barrel for 14 months. Minimum filtration before bottling.

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