Boschendal "1685" Shiraz (case of 6)

100% Shiraz

A full and rich, yet easy to drink wine that goes well with peppered fillet, spicy tuna and coppa.

Appellation: Wine of Coastal Region
Grape Variety: 100% Shiraz mostly from vineyards in the Faure area of Stellenbosch as well as Helderberg and Bottelary hills sites.

Vineyard management: Spur pruning began in mid-July followed by shoot thinning in mid-October, leaving an average of two to three shoots per spur. This was repeated in early December when excess shoots were removed. Small uneven bunches were removed two weeks prior to harvesting. The first harvesting started in the second week of February
with the peak being the third week of March.

2013 was a later than usual harvest. A warm February followed by an average March resulted in full, rich and ripe bunches with small concentrated berries. Harvested by hand
between mid March to beginning April.

Fermented in stainless steel fermenters with an average duration of 12 - 16 days. Most tanks were left on the skins for an additional 1 - 2 weeks. The young wines went into barrel only after malolactic fermentation. 100% of the wine went into 300 litre oak barrels comprised of 25% each for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th fill.