Graham Beck The Joshua 2009

Delightfully aromatic and spicy with generous ripe dark berry fruits and savoury notes on the nose. The palate offers sumptuous black plum pudding fruit trimmed with satin tannins. A full bodied wine with depth, complexity and elegance.

Serve with rich venison, game & bird dishes, Karoo lamb and rare roast beef.

variety : Shiraz [ 95% Shiraz, 5% Viognier ]
winery : Graham Beck
winemaker : Pieter Ferreira
wine of origin : Coastal Region
analysis : alc : 14.77 % vol  rs : 4.04 g/l  pH : 3.41  ta : 6.38 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

AWARDS
Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2013 - Bronze
in the vineyard : Shiraz from our Vredenhof farm in Stellenbosch planted on granitic gravels with underlying layers of clay. Viognier from our Franschhoek estate planted on deep well drained sloping granite & sandstone soils.

about the harvest: The Viognier was left on the vine until the ripening of the Shiraz. The grapes were harvested together during the last week of February 2009.

in the cellar : A co-fermentation of Shiraz and Viognier in open fermenters with regular punch downs to ensure soft extraction. Matured in new fill French (90%) and American (10%) oak barrels for 15 months.

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