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Clairvaux Shiraz 2003

Short irrigation concentrates the juice to produce powerful black currant flavours and leather on the nose. Tannins are well ripened due to longer hanging time and less irrigation.

variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]
winemaker : Pieter van Aarde
wine of origin : Breede River
analysis : alc : 13.56 % vol  rs : 4.4 g/l  ta : 5.9 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fragrant   wooded
pack : Bottle  

ageing : Shiraz has good maturing abilities.

in the vineyard : Shiraz is well adapted on Appelsdrift Vineyard Farm. It ripens slowly during autumn - night temperatures of 10º - 13ºC, morning temperatures of 13º - 20ºC and afternoon temperatures between 20º - 30ºC.

in the cellar : Maceration for 24 hours at 15ºC for juicy taste. Fermentation with American chips. Good mixing of skins in rotation tanks. Rack and return of fermentation juice to improve fruity flavours. Free run juice for soft tannins. Malolactic with American staves at 20º - 25ºC to extract soft American tannins.

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