Allee Bleue Shiraz 2017

Intense deep red colour. Powerful bouquet of violets, cinnamon and chocolate followed by ripe cherries. The palate is smooth and silky, packed with berry fruit and spicy nuances.

Ostrich Kebabs basted with red currant jelly and freshly ground pink peppercorns. Medallions of Springbok rubbed with cumin and flash roasted - served with spiced beetroot.

variety : Shiraz [ 100% Shiraz ]

winery : Allee Bleue Estate

winemaker : Van Zyl du Toit

wine of origin : Franschhoek

analysis : alc : 14.6 % vol rs : 2.6 g/l pH : 3.40 ta : 6.4 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle size : 0 closure : Cork

Style of wine: Wood matured Dry Red Wine

in the vineyard : Farm location: R45 Franschhoek Valley
The grapes come from a selected vineyard on the farm itself.

in the cellar : After harvesting, sorting and cooling the grapes were crushed and then put in the red wine fermenters and a cold soak done @ 7 °C for 4 days. After inoculation with yeast the pump overs started to extract the colour and flavours. The finished wine underwent MLF in barrel and further maturation for 15 months prior to bottling. The wine was matured in 5 % American Oak and the rest all French Oak – 55 % of the barrels were new.

Style of wine: Wood matured dry red wine.

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