Kumkani Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon 2000

Deep red colour with medium red hue. Intense chocolate, mint and blackberry fruit aroma as subtly supported by sweet vanillin oak. Strong berry fruit and chocolate dominate the palate with fine yet firm tannins and a long choc-mint finish. Great partner with your cheese plate with creamy blue cheese, Camembert, Brie and lovely goat's milk cheese. Oyster mushroom and bacon quiche also a good choice.

variety : Shiraz [ Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon ]

winery :

winemaker : Chris Kelly

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 13.6 % vol rs : 2.48 g/l pH : 3.54 ta : 5.84 g/l

pack : Bottle

AWARDS

Veritas 2002 - Silver

ageing : Drinking very well now, or develop further character with several years of bottle maturation.

in the vineyard : Vines are grafted on rootstocks 101-14 Mgt, Richter 99 and Richter 110, depending on the potential of the soil (weathered granite) and planted on southern slopes, facing the Atlantic Ocean. This terroir ensured a cool moderate ripening period that led to complex fruit characteristics in the grapes.

about the harvest: Grapes were harvested at 24ÂºB at the end of February and early March. Average age of the vines differ between 9-30 years, with an average yield of 7 tonnes per hectare, all of these vines are trellised on a 5-wire hedge system

in the cellar : 13 months - 80% small French oak barrel (of which 50% was new) and 20% in small American oak barrels.

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