Colour: Dark Ruby red, with a purple rim.
Nose: Delicately layered nose of violets and dark chocolate. These flavours follow though onto a delicate palate with subtle wood integration of plums, cigar box and chocolate that finishes with a velvety smooth long aftertaste.
Appreciation: Decanting recommended. A beautifully elegant wine to grace any table.Food Paring: Enjoy especially with red meats and spicy foods.
variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]
winemaker : Jacques Cilliers
wine of origin : Robertson
analysis : alc : 14.24 % vol rs : 3.5 g/l pH : 3.56 ta : 5.3 g/l
type : Red style : Dry wooded
pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork
in the vineyard : The Kalkveld single vineyard lies on the southern slope of the Hill of Enon, a magical hill that dominates the centre of Zandvliet itself. This hill, so-named after the complex conglomerate of limestone, pebbles and clay - the Enon Formation – is brushed daily by the southeasterly breeze cooling the vineyard. The unique terroir gives the wine its singular mineral footprint.
Terroir
Slope: South
Soil: Kalkveld, rocky, chalk rich
Climate: Moderate summer, with low night temperatures, cold winter
Wind: Southeast summer / Northwest winter
Origin
Wine of Origin Robertson
Zandvliet Estate, established 1867 / 150ha
Owners: Paul de Wet; Dan de Wet.
in the cellar :
Oenology: Crush cold-soaked at 10° C for 3 days, fermented at 25° - 30° C. Malolactic fermentation at 18° C, decanted into new barrels.
The Team
Winemaker: Jacques Cilliers (2012); Ettienne Malan (2010); Johan van Wyk (2000 - 2010)
Advised by: Paul de Wet (1976)
Viticulture: Dan de Wet (1993)
Production: 5 538 bottles