Dekker’s Valley Shiraz Rosé 2015

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Technical Analysis

Winemaker - Mellasat Vineyards
Main Variety - Shiraz
Alcohol - 12.5 %vol
pH - 3.40
RS - 2.4 g/l
Appellation - Paarl

Characteristics

Type - Rose
Style - Dry
Body - Light
Taste - Fruity


Accolades

Platter’s South African Wine Guide: 2* - Is pale pink, crisp & fruity for summer sunsets

Tasting Notes

A distinctive light pomegranate colour, this rosé oozes summer fruit with strawberries and has a dry but creamy finish. An easy everyday drinking styled wine.

Blend Information

100% Shiraz

Food Suggestions

Shellfish, Gazpacho soup and summer salads. SERVING TEMP: Between 10/12°C

In The Vineyard

Location: On the farm Dekkersvlei in Klein Drakenstein near Paarl at 254 meters above sea level
Vineyards age: 15 Years
Soil: Decomposed Granite
Irrigation: Trellised with drip irrigation


About The Harvest

Date: 24th February 2014
Yield: 15.17 tonnes per hectare

In The Cellar

The grapes were destemmed, crushed and the juice left on the skins without active maceration for 5 hours. Yeast (Vason ERSA 1376) was inoculated after 48 hours of juice settlement then fermented for 17 days at an average temperature of 14° C until dry.br /br /The wine is unwooded, made in a reductive style, remaining in tank until bottling. The wine was protein stabilised using bentonite and tartrate stabilisation was undertaken prior to bottling.br /br /The wine was fined in tank using gelatine and careful “racking”. No filtering of the wine was undertaken except at bottling when a split 70/110 AF sterile filtration was used.


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