La Motte Shiraz 2009
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La Motte Shiraz 2009

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technical analysis
Winemaker :  Edmund Terblanche
Main Variety :  Shiraz
Alcohol :  13.75  %vol
pH :  3.55
RS :  2.5 g/l
Total Acid :  5.7 g/l
Appellation :  Western Cape
characteristics
Type :  Red
Style :  Dry
Body :  Medium
Taste :  Mineral
WOODED

 
accolades
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2012 - Gold Medal
Top 100 SA Wines 2012 Winners
 
tasting notes
The wine shows an intense spicy nose of aniseed, clove and black pepper surrounded by black cherry and blue berry fruit. Some liquorice and toffee notes are present. The palate is full-bodied, chewy and juicy, with integrated wood tannin that creates a pleasant clean, dry finish.
 
blend information
100% Shiraz
 
food suggestions
Excellent with game, spicy pâtés, guinea fowl and roast beef or mutton.
 
in the vineyard
Origin
This wine originates from different vineyards in the Cape Wine lands: Swartland (30%), Walker Bay (20%), Franschhoek (20%), Elim (15%), Paarl (10%) and Stellenbosch (5%).

Vintage
A number of conditions caused lower yields - a long winter that affected flowering, very little rain during December and January which resulted in smaller bunches, a short heatwave early in December, causing damage to some unprotected bunches, and windy conditions that could have robbed vines from moisture. Temperatures lower than average delayed harvest-time by as much as two weeks. On the positive side, low temperatures and mild weather allowed for good flavour protection and slow ripening - ripening was at lower sugar levels, contributing towards the production of elegant, accessible wines.

Viticulture
Vineyards grow in their own unique macro climates and grow in a large variety of soils. Different clones are represented. All the vineyards are trellised according to a wire system and managed to maintain a perfect balance between leaf coverage and yield. Each terroir makes a unique contribution to the wine and each has a different harvest date. The grapes for this wine were harvested over a period of one month.
 
about the harvest
The grapes were picked when ripe but still firm.
 
in the cellar
Bunches were de-stemmed and hand sorted. Whole berries were pumped to an open stainless steel tank, inoculated and cool fermented (20 - 24 degrees Celsius). During pumping over, high aeration was allowed. Malolactic fermentation started in the tank and finished in 300 litre French oak barrels, 30% of which were new. The wine was matured for 14 months, then blended, filtered and bottled.

The blend includes Grenache (3%), Cinsaut (2.5%) and Carignan (1%).

Production: 33000 x 6 cases x 750ml.
 
  
 
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