Marvelous Red 2013

Lightly coloured in appearance, the nose is packed with aromas of roast plums, and spicy notes of cloves, cinnamon and white pepper. Sumptuous acidity leads onto a finely textured, complex palate well balanced by subtle chalky texture. A lifted, fresh note marks the pleasantly persistent finish.

variety : Shiraz [ 42% Syrah, 41% Cinsaut, 7% Mourvedre, 6% Grenache, 4% Viognier ]

winery : Yardstick Wines

winemaker : Adam Mason

wine of origin : Western Cape

analysis : alc : 13.57 % vol rs : 2.64 g/l pH : 3.76 ta : 5.18 g/l va : 0.90 g/l so2 : 26 mg/l fso2 : 90 mg/l

type : Red body : Full taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Screwcap

THIS is what happens when 5 grape varieties, a chef, a winemaker and an entrepreneur collide.

in the vineyard : Selecting the correct sites for each v ariety played a critical role in determining the wine’s character, and for the 2013 blend w e have the following: Syrah from the Polkadraai ward of
Stellenbosch, 40 year old bushvine Cinsaut from Darling, young bushvine Grenache Noir and Mourvedre from the Piekenierskloof, and Viognier from Stellenbosch.

about the harvest: Harvest of each block commenced as early as I dared in order to captur e the natural acidity and freshness of every variety. With both vineyard selection and picking date essentially spoken for, the winemaking was really perfunctory, a matter of managing extraction of colour and t annins from the fermenting mash and ensuring the completion of fermentation without any incident.

in the cellar : Once dry, the wines were transferred to neutral oak barrels for maturation, where they remained for a period of 12 months before preparation for bottling commenced.

Blend: Syrah: 42% | Cinsaut: 41% | Mourvedre: 7% | Grenache: 6% | Viognier: 4%

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