Colour: Ruby red with purple edges.
Bouquet: An abundance of berry fruit with hints of spice and a smoky background.
Palate: A medium-to full-bodied wine with velvety fruit, cinnamon and integrated oak flavours.
Excellent served with Mediterranean meat dishes such as spicy lamb, souvlaki, kebabs or traditional roasts, oxtail and barbecued steaks.
variety : Shiraz [ 60% Shiraz, 40% Pinotage ]
winemaker : Wilhelm Pienaar
wine of origin : Paarl
analysis : alc : 13.74 % vol rs : 4.50 g/l pH : 3.52 ta : 5.36 g/l
type : Red style : Dry body : Medium
pack : Bottle closure : Cork
in the vineyard : Tradition and talent blend with passion, precision and patience at Nederburg, where classically structured wines are made with vibrant fruit flavours. Nederburg's hallmark combination of fruit and finesse continues to be rewarded around the world. The Paarl winery has earned five-star ratings for three wines in the 2012 edition of Platter's South African Wine Guide. Three five-star ratings is the highest number achieved by any producer in the new edition of the guide and Nederburg shares this distinction with two other wineries. In 2011, Nederburg was chosen as Platter's Winery of the Year, with an unprecedented five wines across the multi-tiered range earning five-star ratings. The winery brought home six gold and six best-in-class ratings from the 2011 International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) in London and won two double gold and nine gold medals at the 2011 Veritas Awards, South Africa's National Wine Show. Nederburg was also awarded three trophies at the 2012 Decanter World Wine Awards. These are just some of the many accolades earned by Nederburg where hand-crafted, micro-cuvées for specialist wine lovers and beautifully balanced and accessible wines for everyday enjoyment are made with equal commitment.
Razvan Macici heads the team as Nederburg cellarmaster. He is supported by two winemakers who work closely under his direction. They are Wilhelm Pienaar, who produces the red wines and Wim Truter, who makes the whites.
Foundation Collection
Our starting point is that fine wines are born in the vineyards. Superior vines, well sited and nurtured to coax the best from them, create the foundation for wines of distinction. Made for everyday enjoyment, they deliver a clear and accessible pleasure of fruit and flavour, backed by more than two centuries of skill, tradition and heritage.
Vineyards
The grapes were sourced from vineyards in the Paarl, Durbanville, Philadelphia and Stellenbosch areas. The vineyards are situated on south to south-westerly facing slopes at altitudes of between 60m and 80m. The vines, grafted onto nematode-resistant rootstock Richter 99, R110 and 101-114 received supplementary irrigation by means of an overhead sprinkler system.
in the cellar : This wine is made from a blend of Shiraz (60%) and Pinotage (40%) grapes.
The grapes were crushed and next cool-fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks for two weeks at 25° C to 28° C. The wine was matured in new, second- and third-fill wood for a period of four months.