Mellasat Shiraz Rose 2023

Hints of strawberries on the nose, well balanced on the palate with a firm acidity.

Shellfish, Gazpacho soup and summer salads

variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]
winemaker : Mellasat Vineyards
wine of origin : Paarl
analysis : alc : 13.55 % vol  rs : 1.0 g/l  pH : .  ta : 4.6 g/l  
type : Rose  style : Dry  taste : Fruity  
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Screwcap  

in the vineyard : Trellised with drip irrigation on the farm Dekkersvlei in Klein Drakenstein near Paarl at 254 meters above sea level

about the harvest: The shiraz grapes were harvested on the 16 March 2023 and yielded 2.2 tons per hectare.

in the cellar : The grapes were destemmed and crushed and the colour extracted from the skins during the pressing of the grapes in the winepress. The juice settled for 24 hours, was racked and then yeast was added. Cold fermentation took 5 weeks and the wine was left for 4 weeks on the fermentation lees. The wine is unwooded and was protein stabilized prior to bottling. During the bottling process the wine was lightly filtered.

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