2008 Shiraz, Thelema
(6x75cl)
| Product Code: | 37216108 |
| Description: | 2008 Shiraz, Thelema |
| Case Size: | 6x75cl |
| Producer: | Thelema Mountain Vineyards |
| Region: | Stellenbosch |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Alc. By Vol.: | 14.5 |
Grape Varieties
| 100% | Shiraz |
Ageing Potential:
Drinks well on release and expected to peak in 2007.
Food Matching Note:
This full bodied Shiraz is perfect to partner grilled, roasted, pan fried or char-grilled red meat such as beef or lamb. Perfect with a rare pan fried ostrich steak or haunch of venison.
Tasting Note:
Opaque, almost black in colour with an aromatic and complex nose of blackberries, currants, liquorice and spices. Full bodied and structured, well balanced with ripe fruit and a lash of vanilla on the firm finish.
Vinification Note:
Sourced exclusively from Thelema Estates' vineyards, which were planted in 1997 in decomposed granite soils at a density of 1970 vines per ha. The vines are spur pruned to 2 buds every 12cms with a vertical hedge trellis and yield 6 t/ha, irrigation is with a supplementary drip system. Hand harvested during the middle 2 weeks of March, the whole bunches were de-stemmed, crushed and pumped into stainless steel tanks where fermentation takes place at 28 degrees C for 6 days with pump overs and 5 days static. After a gentle pressing and malo-lactic fermentation the wine ages for 18 months in 225 litre barrels, 80% French oak, 20% American, 30% of which are new.
Detailed Vinification Note:
Shiraz Clone:~9, 21
Root stock:~101 - 14, R110
Grape sugar:~24.0 degrees Balling
Grape acidity:~5.0 g/l
Grape pH:~3.7
Yeasts:~~Enoferm Syrah
Residual Sugar:~1,5 g/l
Wine pH ~~:3,66
Wine acidity~:5,6 g/l
Alcohol~~:13.67%