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Forge Mill Shiraz 2002

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A full-bodied wine with a deep red colour, smoky oak on the nose and a peppery fruit on the palate.

Complements any meat dish.
variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]
winemaker : Stephan Smit
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 13.0 % vol  rs : 2.97 g/l  pH : 3.71  ta : 5.5 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fragrant   wooded

ageing : This wine will develop and should by best within 5 years.
in the vineyard : Grapes originated from Franschhoek Region
Average age of vines: 5 - 10 years
Type of soil: Alluvial
about the harvest: Selected blocks harvested by hand when sugar is 24°B.
in the cellar : After crushing and destalking the pulp is pumped directly into kombi-tanks or separators, where skin contact is given through cold soaking for 24hours. Pulp is inoculated with active dry yeast and fermentation took place at about 27°C. Colour and flavour are extracted from the skins through pump-over during fermentation. Wine is then inoculated with selected malolactic bacteria. Wine matured on French MT oak staves before bottling.
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