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Sequillo Cellar Sequillo Red 2011

The 2011 Sequillo Red shows bright red fruit characters with some secondary very earthy flavours coming through.It is however a wine that will very much benefit from decantation in the first 3 - 4 years of its life as it is quite dense and compact. The tannins on this 2011 vintage is very complex in that the heavier Tinta tannin and the softer silky Syrah tannin alongside the more linear Cinsault tannin makes for a very long and well composed mouth feel. It is honestly a very layered wine and will keep your attention span till the last drop.

variety : Shiraz [ Syrah, Cinsaut, Mourvèdre, Grenache, Tinta Barocca, Carignan ]
winemaker : Eben Sadie
wine of origin : 
analysis : alc : 14.1 % vol  rs : 2.3 g/l  pH : 3.57  ta : 5.6 g/l  so2 : 79 mg/l  
type : Red  style : Dry   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
in the vineyard : Soils: Various - Granite, Gravel, Slate & Clay
about the harvest: Average yield of 22 Hl / hectare for 2011.
in the cellar : Vinification: The grapes are de-stemmed into 4800 litre open wooden and concrete fermenters and then left for three days for a coldsoaking process. The fermentation process starts and the wines ferment at about 24°C for a period of three weeks. The tanks are left for a two week post-fermentation maceration and then pressed in a small basket press.

Oaking: French oak casks of 500 & 600 litre volume. Tight grain. The ageing takes place for 12 months on the lees and then we rack; and an additional 12 months of ageing on the fine lees follow. Total time spent is 24 months in oak.

The 2011 Sequillo Red shows for the first time the inclusion of Tinta Barocca in the final blend. The beauty of Tinta Barocca is that it has a long standing history in the Swartland with single vineyard bottling s from 1968 - 1974 showing extremely well event today mainly on the account of its higher acidity and firm tannin structure. To compensate for the higher tannin extract in the final blend we also increased the Cinsault percentage and the final blend is seemingly sitting together now.
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