Migliarina Shiraz 2007

Colour : Dark ruby red with a youthful purple rim.
Nose : A touch of vanilla with cherry, liquorice and lavender
Palate : Soft, yet firm tannins with a creamy mid palate and lasting forest berry finish

variety : Shiraz

winery : Migliarina Wines

winemaker : Carsten Migliarina

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 13.77 % vol rs : 3.1 g/l pH : 3.67 ta : 5.3 g/l va : 0.47 g/l

type : Red style : Dry

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : I believe the wine will show in 3 to 5 years and will last at least for 10 years, let's see what happens.

in the vineyard : The grapes for this wine where sourced from four different vineyards in Stellenbosch (Bilton, Neethlingshof, Pfeiffer Vineyards and Boschkloof).

in the cellar : The grapes where harvested at 24° to 26° B depending on the vineyard. In the cellar the grapes where fermented at between 18° and 25° C with an average of 35 days skin contact. The wine was pressed at the end of fermentation and malo-lactic fermentation was done in barrel. The wine was matured in French and Hungarian and German oak barrels for 24 months of which 33% was new oak, 33 % second fill and 33% third fill.

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