Culraithin Shiraz 2000

Intense, deep red colour with crimson rim. Stuffed with vibrant plumy fruit, savoury/smoky whiffs, Rhne-like scrub/liquorice tang. Very well structured, complex Shiraz.

variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]

winery : Coleraine Wines

winemaker : Clive Kerr

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 13.0 % vol rs : 2.34 g/l pH : 3.57 ta : 6.33 g/l va : 0.71 g/l so2 : 76 mg/l

type : Red

AWARDS

S A Young Wine Show Gold
Veritas 2003 - Silver
Michelangelo International Awards 2004 - GOLD

about the harvest: Picked at 24Âº Baliing, Ph 3.48. Berries still full with no % of shrivel.

in the cellar : Fermented with WE 372, in open top fermenters with x4 hourly punch downs. Press juice separate, fined and returned to free run to complete malolactic fermentation in tank.
Barrel ageing: 15 Months in small French oak barrels 20% new.
Bottled: September 2001

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