Cape Winemakers Guild

Saronsberg Die Erf Shiraz 2014

This wine is the best barrel of Block 27, our Die Erf Shiraz vineyard grown on a mixture of weathered shale soils and broken rock. Hand-picked in the early morning, bunch sorted, destemmed and berry sorted. During fermentation the skins were mainly punched down by hand. After extended maceration, the total time on skins was 27 days. Malolactic fermentation was completed in barrel. Aged for 20 months in new 300 litre French Allier oak barrel, the wine was given a fi ne filtration prior to bottling.

Winemaker: Dewaldt Heyns

Price raised per case

  • 6 x 750ml or equivalent
  • Highest: R 6 600.00
  • Lowest: R 5 400.00
  • Average: R 5 867.00

Packaging

  • Bottle Size 750ml
  • Case Size: 6 x 750ml
  • Cases Produced: 60
  • Cases Auctioned 42

Analysis

  • Alc: 14.90 vol%
  • RS: 3.00 g/l
  • TA: 6.30 g/l
  • pH: 3.40

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