Description
This wine is a typical example of a modern Shiraz, showing mocha, wood smoke and mulberries on the nose. This is followed by bold layers of ripe fruit and smoked beef on the palate.
Bellevue Shiraz 2020
R95.00
VITICULTURIST: DIRKIE MORKEL
WINEMAKER: WILHELM KRITZINGER
ORIGIN: BOTTELARY, STELLENBOSCH
SOIL: GLENROSA, WESTLEIGH, KROONSTAD
TRELLISING: TRELLISED
AGE OF VINES: 20-28 YEARS OLD
YIELD: 6TONS PER HECTARE
CLIMATE:
THE EFFECT OF THE CONTINUOUS DROUGHT WAS ONCE AGAIN FELT WITH A TINY CROP AND GRADUAL RIPENING OF THE FRUIT. TINY BERRIES ALLOWED THE PRODUCTION OF WINES WITH HIGHLY CONCENTRATED VARIETAL CHARACTER
VINIFICATION:
THE GRAPES WERE HARVESTED AT 23°B THE JUICE SPENT 6 HOURS ON THE SKINS BEFORE INOCULATION. FERMENTATION TOOK PLACE AT 26 – 28°C FOR ABOUT 4DAYS, PUMPED OVER 3 TIMES DAILY DURING ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION, MALOLATIC FERMENTATION WAS COMPLETED IN TANKS. THE WINE MATURE IN FRENCH AND AMERICAN OAK.
TASTING NOTES:
THEIS WINE IS A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF A MODERN SHIRAZ, SHOW MOCHA. WOOD SMOKE AND MULBERRIES ON THE NOSE. THIS FOLLOWED BY BOLD LAYERS OF RIPE FRUIT AND SMOKED BEEF ON THE PALATE THE WINE HAS AN AGEING POTENTIAL OF 5 YEARS.
ANALYSIS: ALC: 14.68 PH: 3.60 RS: 2.4 TA: 5.8
