Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.54%
Residual Sugar 1.9 g/L
pH 3.66
Total Acidity 5.2 g/L
Calories (estimated) 120 kcal / glass
150ml glass120 kcal
750ml bottle600 kcal
Grape Varieties Syrah
Syrah100%
Region Stellenbosch
Soil Red hutton, Decomposed granite, Stony alluvial soil
Orientation North East
Vineyard Yield 39 hL/ha
Grape Clone SH9
Vine Age 19 years
Fermentation Vessels Open Top Fermenter, Oak Barrel
Natural Yeast Yes
Maceration 16 days
Oak Aging 20 months
Bottling Date 15 Nov 2017
Sulfites 75.0 ppm
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Handpicking into 20 kg crates. Destemming and lightly crushed directly into small open top fermentation tanks. 10% whole bunches included. Spontaneous natural yeast fermentation @ max. 30 deg. with the cap of skins punched down manually 2 - 3 times a day for an average of 16 days. Wine drained directly to barrels together with single pressing from basket press. All our red wine undergoes malolactic fermentation in the barrel. Time in barrel 20 months with no new wood and only two rackings. This wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered by hand.
Tasting Notes
Nose: brambleberry, plum, nutmeg, pepper, fynbos (herbal), eucalypt
Palate: brambleberry, spice
Food Pairing rack of ribs on the braai, slow roasted pork belly