Dekker's Valley Shiraz Rosé 2020

Technical Analysis

Winemaker - Mellasat Vineyards
Main Variety - Shiraz
Alcohol - 13.54 %vol
pH - .
RS - 2.03 g/l
Total Acid - 5.24 g/l
Appellation - Paarl

Characteristics

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


Accolades

Platter’s South African Wine Guide: 3 Stars (82)

Tasting Notes

A distinctive light pomegranate colour, this rosé oozes summer fruit with raspberries 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.

In The Vineyard

On the farm Dekkersvlei in Klein Drakenstein near Paarl at 254 meters above sea level

Vine Age: 21 Years
Soil: Decomposed Granite
Average Yield: 9.6 tons per hectare
Irrigation: Trellised with drip irrigation


About The Harvest

13th February 2020.

In The Cellar

The grapes were destemmed, crushed and the juice left on the skins without active maceration for 1 hours. Yeast (Laffort Actiflore Rosé) was inoculated after 24 hours of juice settlement then fermented on the Viognier lees for 8 days at an average temperature of 17 degrees C until dry.

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.

No filtering of the wine was undertaken except at bottling when a split 70/110 AF sterile filtration was used.



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