Nederburg 56Hundred Shiraz 2016

Nederburg is one of South Africa's most awarded wineries, with a prize-winning pedigree, that stems froma culture of innovation and disciplined attention to detail. The wines are refreshing and richly fruited with bold flavours and structure. Their hallmark combination of contemporary, vibrant flavour and classical structure blends the best of both world - the New and the Old.

Andrea Freeborough was appointed Nederburg cellar-master in 2015 to succeed Razvan Macici, under whom she worked for five years, at an earlier stage of her career. She brings a wealth of experience and a formidable prize-winning track record of her own. She is supported by two winemakers, who work closely under her direction. They are Samuel Viljoen, who produces the red wines, and Natasha Boks, who makes the whites.

The Range:
56HUNDRED or 5 600 guilders was the price founder, Philippus Wolvaart paid in 1791 for the farm in Paarl he was to call Nederburg. Bright, fresh, succulent, soft and smooth-drinking, these premium wines are a tribute to him. He had the vision to recognise the wine-growing potential of his land and the optimism to clear an untamed property and establish a flourishing farm that continues to thrive today, more than two centuries later.

The grapes were sourced from vineyards in the Paarl, Durbanville, Philadelphia and Stellenbosch regions. These vineyards are situated on south- to south-westerly facing slopes, at altitudes of 60 to 80 m above sea level. Grafted onto nematode-resistant rootstock Richter 99, R110 and 101-114, the vines grow under dry-land conditions and receive supplementary irrigation by means of an overhead sprinkler system.

The grapes were harvested by hand and machine at 24º Balling during February and March.

The fruit was crushed and then cool-fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks for a period of two weeks at between 25º and 28ºC. The wine was matured in contact with French and American oak for four months.