
Perfume

Color

Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour

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Name | Boschendal 1685 Shiraz 2020 |
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Type | Red still |
Denomination | N/A |
Vintage | 2020 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
Grape varieties | 100% Syrah |
Country | South Africa |
Region | South Africa |
Vendor | Boschendal 1685 |
Harvest | Shiraz is harvested by hand and destemmed with a Pellenc mechanical sorter to remove green berries and allow only healthy, clean berries to enter the fermentation tank. |
Wine making | Part of the grapes are fermented in open stainless steel tanks. To ensure a fine extraction of tannins and colour, manual punching down of the skins was carried out. Fermentation lasted 10 days. The fermentation peak was reached at 26°C, during which careful aeration was carried out during the pumping over. |
Aging | Maturation in a combination of new (20%-500L) and old French oak barrels for 12 4 months. |
Total acidity | 5.8 gr/L |
PH | 3.5 |
Residual sugar | 3.5 gr/L |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |