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Allee Bleue Black Series Single Vineyard Syrah 2017

A brooding Shiraz with heaps of white pepper spice, ripe plums, violets, cinnamon and a hint of liquorice on the nose. The palate is super elegant and soft with all the flavours pulling through to the palate.


variety : Shiraz [ 100% Syrah ]
winemaker : Van Zyl du Toit
wine of origin : Franschhoek
analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol  rs : 2.6 g/l  pH : 3.37  ta : 5.8 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  taste : Herbaceous   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 0  closure : Cork  

AWARDS
2023 Platter's Wine Guide - 4.5 Stars
 

ageing : The enjoyment will be further enhanced if decanted 30 minutes prior to consumption. This wine can be cellar for at least 7 to 10 years

in the vineyard : Most of the work happens in the vineyard. In the cellar, 5 days of cold soak and with enough delestage.

about the harvest: After fermentation, the wine spends another 30 days on the skins. Malolactic fermentation in barrel .

in the cellar : So in the cellar the 5 day cold soak, enough delastages, 30 days on the skins, the best yeast to lift the floral notes and knowing and trusting your coopers and our work is done. A winemaker’s selection of the six best barrels, 80% new French Oak, matured for 16 month prior to being bottled unfiltered and unfined.

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