Stellenbosch Vineyards Credo SMV 2024

Rich ruby red with garnet edges. Flavours include violets, white and black pepper and subtle liquorice. The dense, smooth mid-palate gives richness and texture to the wine.

This wine is best suited with venison or beef fillet with roasted vegetables.

variety : Shiraz [ Shiraz 79%, Merlot 16%, Viognier 5% ]

winery : Stellenbosch Vineyards

winemaker : Abraham de Villiers / Bernard Claassen

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 14.22 % vol rs : 3.3 g/l pH : 3.4 ta : 5.9 g/l

type : Red

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

ageing : Ready to be enjoyed now with a maturation potential of 5 to 8 years.

Credo is Latin for “I Believe”. This distinctive Shiraz defines our winemakers’ belief: To create an elegant, ever graceful and rewarding wine comparable with the world’s best.

in the vineyard : The fruit is sourced from vineyards in the Helderberg and Stellenbosch areas.

about the harvest: Full ripe fruit was handpicked in the third (Shiraz) and first (Merlot) week of March.

in the cellar : It was fermented in stainless steel tanks for 10 days. Cold soaking was done 3 days prior fermentation as well as 3 days post maturation, on the skins after fermentation was allowed. The Viognier was fermented in French oak barrels. The wine was aged in 300litre French oak barrels for 26 months (90% barrels were first fill and 10% were second fill). Barrel selection was done in order to select only the best barrels. Lightly filtered before bottling.

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Stellenbosch Vineyards Credo SMV 2024

Shiraz

Abraham de Villiers / Bernard Claassen