Zandvliet My Best Friend Shiraz Rosé 2013

Colour: Light salmon colour.

Nose: This wine delivers flavours of rose petals, strawberries and raspberries.

Palate: These flavours follow through onto a supple palate that finishes with a refreshing crispness.

Appreciation: Make sure it is well chilled. Food Pairing: This versatile wine can be enjoyed with summer picnics, excellent with sesame seeds chicken salad, sushi, sashimi and seared tuna.

variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]
winemaker : Jacques Cilliers
wine of origin : Robertson
analysis : alc : 12.0 % vol  rs : 1.8 g/l  pH : 3.16  ta : 6.0 g/l  
type : Rose  style : Dry  
pack : Bottle  size : 0  closure : Screwcap  

AWARDS
2012 John Platter: 2 Stars
2010 John Platter: 2½ Stars

ageing : Drink now until the end of 2014.

Zandvliet's credo has long been "the winelovers' friend for many years" and this My Best Friend range reflects the pure enjoyment that goes into the making and sharing of a fine wine. Conceptualised and specially blended by cellarmaster Paul de Wet - originally for his best friend who wanted a juicy, easy-drinking wine at fair value - these wines have been designed to be immensely quaffable, for their - and your - everyday drinking pleasure.

in the vineyard : Terroir
Slope: Very gently, southerly
Soil: Rocky, chalk rich
Climate: Moderate summer, with low night temperatures, cold winter
Wind: Cool south easterly (summer)

in the cellar : Oenology: Fruit from young vines exclusively, destalked, crushed, cooled to 5°C, in static de-juicer overnight. Juice drained, settled and fermented at 15°C.

The Team
Winemaker: Jacques Cilliers (2012) and Ettienne Malan (2010)
Advised by: Paul de Wet (1976)
Viticulture: Dan de Wet (1993)

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