Dekker’s Valley Shiraz Rosé 2014

A distinctive light pomegranate colour, this rosé oozes summer fruit with strawberries and has a dry but creamy finish. An easy everyday drinking styled wine.

Shellfish, Gazpacho soup and summer salads. SERVING TEMP: Between 10/12°C

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variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]

winery : Mellasat Vineyards

winemaker : Mellasat Vineyards

wine of origin : Paarl

analysis : alc : 13.0 % vol

type : Rose style : Dry body : Light taste : Fruity

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Screwcap

AWARDS

Platter’s South African Wine Guide: 2* - Is pale pink, crisp & fruity for summer sunsets

in the vineyard : VINEYARD LOCATION: On the farm Dekkersvlei in Klein Drakenstein near Paarl at 254 meters above sea level
VINE AGE: 15 Years
SOIL: Decomposed Granite
AVERAGE YIELD: 15.17 tonnes per hectare
IRRIGATION: Trellised with drip irrigation

about the harvest: HARVEST: 24th February 2014

in the cellar : The grapes were destemmed, crushed and the juice left on the skins without active maceration for 5 hours. Yeast (Vason ERSA 1376) was inoculated after 48 hours of juice settlement then fermented for 17 days at an average temperature of 14 degrees Celsius until dry.

The wine is unwooded, made in a reductive style, remaining in tank until bottling. The wine was protein stabilised using bentonite and tartrate stabilisation was undertaken prior to bottling.

The wine was fined in tank using gelatine and careful “racking”. No filtering of the wine was undertaken except at bottling when a split 70/110 AF sterile filtration was used.

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