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Oak Valley Shiraz 2013

An elegant fresh style reminiscent of the northern Rhône. Palate expresses cherry fruit and forest berry flavours with lingering dark chocolate and spicy finish. Ultra soft and silky tannins due, in part, to careful use of new wood.

variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]
winery : Oak Valley
winemaker : Pieter Visser
wine of origin : Elgin
analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol  rs : 1.6 g/l  pH : 3.4  ta : 5.8 g/l  
type : Red  body : Medium   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Cork  

ageing : Drinking well now, cellaring potential 5 years.
in the vineyard : Aspect: North facing
Elevation: 350-385m
Soil type: Medium texture gravelly soils with structured clay layer
Clones: SH 21, 22
Rootstock: 101-14
Planting date: 2006
Ha planted: 3.075 ha
Average tonnage: 8-9 tonnes p/ha
Irrigation: Drip irrigation, post harvest mostly
Trellis system: Extended Perold
Vines per ha: 2132-2667 vines
Harvest date: 22-23 March 2011
about the harvest: Grapes are harvested from a single north-facing block (3.08 ha) yielding on average 9 t/ha.
in the cellar : Bunches are hand sorted, de-stemmed and berry sorted before going into tank. Cold maceration for 5 days, yeast is added and fermentation takes place over 14 days with three pumpovers p/day. After fermentation, the wine spends 3 days on the skins before pressing. Malolactic fermentation takes place in tank, the wine is transferred to barrel and matured for 12 months in French oak (10% new, the rest 2nd and 3rd fill).
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