Boschendal The Pavillion Shiraz Viognier 2016

On the nose: This wine shows the red side of the Shiraz grape, red cherries and fresh spice, with a lovely floral not from the Viognier.
Palate: The medium bodied structure makes for easy enjoying and will complement a wide variety of food dishes.


variety : Shiraz [ 97% Shiraz, 3% Viognier ]
winemaker : James Farquharson
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol  rs : 3.5 g/l  pH : 3.5  ta : 5.8 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Screwcap  

ageing : Two to four years from vintage.

in the vineyard : All the vineyards were pruned to two-bud spurs during winter and all excess shoots were removed during the latter part of spring. Only two to three shoots were left per hand-spaced spur. In mid-January uneven bunches were removed to allow for flavours to develop more evenly and to enhance concentration in the wine.

in the cellar : The Shiraz lots were all fermented to dryness on the skins, this process taking 8 - 14 days normally at 26° - 28°C. After primary fermentation the wines went through malolactic in stainless steel tanks. The Viognier was blended with the Shiraz after malolactic fermentation. 20% of the wine spent 9 months in older barrels and 30% were on French oak staves for 3 months. The rest of the wines were matured in stainless steel tanks.

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