Glen Carlou Syrah 2006

Colour: Dark ruby red.
Aroma: Mulberries, strawberries and hints of dark chocolate and blackcurrant. Perfumy, floral notes earth this wine to the Glen Carlou terrain.
Flavour: Riper berries with white pepper, spice and vanilla.
Finish: Complex with soft, persistent tannins that evolve into a rich and rewarding mouth feel. Changing in the glass, it has a long, long finish.

variety : Shiraz [ 91% Syrah, 9% Mourvèdre ]

winery : Glen Carlou Vineyards

winemaker : Arco Laarman

wine of origin : Paarl

analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 2.3 g/l pH : 3.57 ta : 5.5 g/l

type : Red style : Dry wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : Optimum drinkability: 2010 - 2014

in the vineyard : Geographically and stylistically, this wine wine is midway between the New and Old world wine styles. Dropping half the crop greatly adds to the concentration of fruit expressed in every sip.

about the harvest: Harvest date: January 2007

in the cellar : Fermentation: 50% new and 2nd fill 225 litre French oak, 50% New American oak barrels
Barrel ageing: 12 months in French oak from Alliers and USA Minnesota white oak

Bottling date: October 2008

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