Raka Spliced 2015

Name: Raka Spliced 2015
Brand: Raka
SKU: 42394

Appearance: Ruby red with purple rim
Style of grapes: Dry
Nose & Palate: Easy drinking red with aromatic berry fruits and spice notes on the nose. Medium-bodied palate with juicy texture and berry flavours with an earthy spicy tone complimented by a slight oak 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 : 3.2 g/l pH : 3.62 ta : 5.5 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 inoculated. The juice was pumped over the skins 3 - 5 times per day and manual 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 wines transfer to a combination of 225 litre barrels of French oak types. (25% New)

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