Country of origin:South Africa
Wine appelation: Swartland
Vintage: 2001
Alcohol content: 14.3%
Residual sugar: 1.9g/l
Acidity: 5.9g/l
Color: deep black red with garnet meniscus
Bouquet: canned forrest fruit, mainly blackberries, smoke, coffee, touch of vanilla
Taste: medium to full , perfectly round, blackberries preserve, black pepper, stunning smooth and adult tannins, very dry, but feels sweet due to alcohol and tannins, long finish, taste stays in the mouth for ages
Recommended food pairing: roast beef, steak
Overall score: 4+8+13+8+8= 91
Price: CZK 500
Stopper: cork
Excellent Shiraz! Stunning bottle maturity and balance between fruit, oak and still very visible yet mature tannins.
2001 was a Flagship vintage. It was harvested from cordon pruned vines at Rheeboksfontein in Malmesbury. The vineyard is on a South facing slope, at an altitude of about 150m above sea level. Sea breezes cool the area down at night. The soils on this farm are red ferric Oakleaf. These are suitable for dry land viticulture as they hold moisture well. The yield of these 14-year-old vines was 5 tons/ha in 2001. The fruit was very small and concentrated in colour and flavour.
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