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Haskell Aeon 2008

Rich dense garnet colour with lighter purple edges. The nose has lifted elements of red cherries, cinnamon, black pepper and sexy violets to round off. The pallet has a firm tannin structure with good dimension of fruit and wood balance.

variety : Shiraz [ 95% Shiraz + 5% Mourvedre ]
winery : 
winemaker : Rianie Strydom
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.47 % vol  pH : 3.76  ta : 6.1 g/l  
type : Red   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
4½ stars in John Platter Wine Guide 2011
about the harvest:  Vintage detail:  Cooler season with rainfall late February slowed down the ripening of the grapes and favoured the flavour retention in the early stages of ripening. This produced wines with lower alcohols and good fruit expression.
Balling:  26
Production volume:  45 hl/ha
Hand Harvested:  100%
in the cellar :  Whole berries:  0%
De-stemmed:  100%
Fermentation vessel:  open fermenter
Fermentation:  inoculated with Anchor 372
Barrel Type:  French oak from Burgundian coopers
New Barrel %:  60%
Maturation:  14 months
Fining:  Very light fining with egg white
Filtration:  Coarse filtered prior to bottling
Bottled:  December 2009
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