Hercules Paragon Shiraz 1998

Sold Out - New vintage to be released in September
Smokey raspberry/black cherry bouquet with spicy, leathery undertones.

variety : Shiraz [ Shiraz ]

winery : Simonsvlei Winery

winemaker : Philip Louw

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 13.4 % vol rs : 1.83 g/l pH : 3.78 ta : 5.47 g/l va : 0.84 g/l so2 : 137 mg/l

type : Red

AWARDS

Gold medal at Michelangelo International Wine Awards 2000

in the vineyard : Age of vines: 7 years
Rootstock: Richter 99
Soil: Granite % clay
Trellis system: Perold
Irrigation: None

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested by hand the end of February.
Yield: 6 Tons per hectare

in the cellar : Crushing: Crush & destalk
Tanks: Stainless Steel
Fermentation: On skins for 5 days
Barrel ageing: Racking after fermentation, into barrels - 80% French oak and 20% in American oak. Matured for 10 months.
Malolactic: 100%
Fining: Egg white
Filtration: Kieselghur & sheet
Stabilisation: 0ÂºC

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