Graceland, Shiraz 2019

Graceland, Shiraz 2019

239 in stock

Graceland, Shiraz 2019

27,45 

239 in stock

750
SKU WC110072-2019 Categories ,

The Graceland wine making philosophy starts in the vineyard where no insecticides are used and minimal spraying. Special attention is paid to pruning, canopy cover and limiting production in line with producing top quality grapes.  The most important decision each year is when to pick and this is done in small batches according to the microclimate which determines when each row becomes optimally ripe.  As to winemaking, we are very natural in our approach.  Only grapes and nitrogen. Our sulphur dioxide levels are considerably lower than average.

The grapes are de-stemmed into open fermenters. The skins are hand plunged 4 times per day.    After 8 days the wine is pressed; pressed wine and free run are combined. It is then racked to oak barrels where malolactic fermentation takes place. 

The above techniques are geared towards low intervention with the use of oxidative rackings as a key feature. The oxidation causes unstable colour, tannin and flavour to polymerize and “drop out of the wine”.  It also eliminates off odours.  The resulting wines only have stable constituents left which means the wines will age well, probably 7 – 10 years.  In summary, these wines are big and flavoursome with good tannin structures.

DESCRIPTION

100% Shiraz

A combination of French elegance and new world fruit.  White pepper and red berry fruit. Unrated by guides, but sold out, which is probably the best rating one could wish for.

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