Raka Spliced 2014

Name: Raka Spliced 2014
Brand: Raka
SKU: 39135

An abundance of ripe berries with spice on the nose. On the pallet the wine shows more spicy smoky tones, the oak compliments the spice on the aftertaste leaving a mouth-coating long finish.

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variety : Shiraz [ 43% Shiraz, 25% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, 9% Malbec, 8% Mourvedre, 4% Viognier ]

winery : Raka Wines

winemaker : Josef Dreyer

wine of origin : Cape South Coast

analysis : alc : 14.00 % vol rs : 3.4 g/l pH : 3.62 ta : 5.9 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full taste : Herbaceous wooded

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

about the harvest: All grapes were hand picked and sorted in the vineyards.

in the cellar : A second berry sorting was done in the cellar, before a pure yeast culture was inocculated. The juice was pumped over the skins 3-5 times per day and manuel punch downs done for 5 days. Once fermentation was complete, the wine was drained off the primary lees and transferred to a resting tank. Malolactic fermentation and a brief settling period preceded the wine’s transfer to a combination of 225 litre barrels of French oak types. (25% New).

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