2018 Andreas Shiraz
Vineyard notes
Nestled in the beautiful Bovlei valley, just outside Wellington and a little over an hour from Cape Town, sits the boutique Andreas estate, famous for its award-winning Shiraz and luxury accommodation.
Shaun Meyeridricks, who joined Andreas from Boekenhoutskloof in 2017, supported by his small team of dedicated colleagues, invests all his energy and talent into producing Shiraz of the highest quality. Every vintage has sold out every year. The whole process - from harvesting to bottling - is handled exclusively on the estate, thus ensuring that the quality of the wine is never compromised.
Only the best quality grapes are handpicked in the early mornings and carried to the cellar. On arrival, the grapes are hand sorted and then stored in 2500 and 5000 litre tanks. Yeast is added and, once fermentation has started, the juice is pumped over the skins three or four times daily to extract colour, quality and flavour. Upon completion of malo-latic fermentation, the wine is racked off the lees and carefully transferred to medium French oak barrels. It then matures in barrel for over eighteen months, before being bottled ahead of a further maturation period of over one year.
Ruby red edges, with deep dark red core. Plums, dry prunes, damsons and cherries with hints of dry mint, cinnamon and violets and notes of spices and herbs. Full and rich, juicy and appealing. Packed with ripe red and black fruits, spicy and peppery, with a sofi: middle palate finish and notes of bitter dark chocolate. Wine shows well on the finish with good presence of acidity and medium to high tannins. Well-structured, with good body.
Technical notes
Residual Sugar: 3.0 g/1
Total Acidity: 5.6 g/1
Ph: 3.6 Alcohol: 14.5%
Production: 26,607 litres
Wine of origin: Wellington
Degrees baling at harvest: 25°c
Temperature during fermentation: 27°C