Intense Shiraz fruit with lots of red berries and mulberries. A combination of wild herbs, violets and white pepper aroma, distinctive of the high lying red slate vineyards. A firm structure with sweet spice and roasted coffee bean flavours that linger on the palate.
ageing : A wine to mature and develop superbly over the next 4 to 8 years.
'Teen die Hoog' Shiraz vineyards located more than 1000m above sea level. The highest vineyard in the country is on a cool south easterly facing red slate hill. The name given by the farm workers as it reminds them of the toughest pick of the season. The Cederberg climate allows for a long ripening period providing us with grapes picked at a great phenolic ripeness, which normally takes place early April.
Facing: South eastSoil types: Red slateAge of vines: 13 yearsVineyard area: 0.5 haYield per hectare: 4.9 t/haTrellised: Extended 6 wire PeroldIrrigation: SupplementaryClone: SH 1 on Richter 99
Vinification: Cold maceration for 4 days was followed by pump overs every 6 hours. Fermentation: Ferments at 25 - 28ºC, malolactic fermentation in new French oak barrels, 20 days extended skin contactBarrel maturation: Medium toasted 225 litre French Allier oak for 15 months, 100% new
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