Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.5%
Residual Sugar 2.98 g/L
pH 3.5
Total Acidity 5.75 g/L
Calories (estimated) 120 kcal / glass
150ml glass120 kcal
750ml bottle600 kcal
Grape Varieties Shiraz
Shiraz100%
Drinking Window Savour now or cellar for up to six years from vintage.
Region Western Cape
Maceration 2 days
Oak Aging 20 months
Oak Details 35% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak35%
Oak Types French, American, Hungarian
Production Details After two days of cold maceration, the juice was inoculated with a combination of specially selected yeast strains. Alcoholic fermentation lasted approximately seven days. During this time, each tank was subjected to a meticulous pump-over schedule. Only after numerous tastings by the winemaking team to ensure the achievement of perfect balance and structure, was the wine pressed off the skins. The wine was racked to barrel where it underwent malolactic fermentation. It was then racked from the lees and returned to barrel for further maturation. After 18 months in barrel, only the best components were selected by our winemaking team to go into this vintage Cathedral Cellar Shiraz. The wine spent 20 months in barrel. A 35% portion of the blend was aged in new barrels and the remainder, in second and third-fill barrels. The wood utilised in the making of the wine comprised 85% French, 10% American and 5% Hungarian oak.
Food Pairing roast lamb, char-grilled meats, wild game dishes, richly flavoured meat dishes
Individual Vintages
Producer Information
Website
Address
La Concorde, 57 Main Rd, Paarl, 7646, South Africa
Phone
+27 (0)21 807 3911
Email
Owner
KWV (Cooperative)