Zandvliet Kalkveld Shiraz 2021

Delicately laired nose of plums, prunes & violets with hints of spice. These fruit flavours follow through onto a delicate palate with subtle wood integration that finishes with a velvety smooth long aftertaste.

Dark ruby red with a purple border

Enjoy this wine with steak tartare, fillet or lamb.

variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]
winemaker : Jacques Cilliers
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 14.12 % vol  rs : 3.1 g/l  pH : 3.59  ta : 5.4 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Cork  

The Kalkveld single vineyard lies on the southern slope of the Hill of Enon, a magical hill that dominates the centre of Zandvliet itself. This hill, so-named after the complex conglomerate of limestone, pebbles and clay - the Enon Formation - is brushed daily by the southeasterly breeze cooling the vineyard. The unique terroir gives the wine its singular mineral footprint.

in the vineyard : Slope: South
Soil: Kalkveld, rocky, chalk-rich
Climate: Moderate summer with low night
temperatures, cold winter
Wind: Southeasterly in summer,
North-westerly in winter

about the harvest: Harvested at 24.7° Balling by hand.

in the cellar : Crush cold- soaked at 10°C for 3 days, fermented at 25 – 30°C. Malolactic fermentation at 20°C, decanted into new barrels

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