Crucible Shiraz 2006 | A fine South African Shiraz

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Crucible Shiraz 2006 | A fine South African Shiraz

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Crucible Shiraz 2006 | A fine South African Shiraz (code:021)

Wine:		Cloof Crucible Shiraz 2006
Origin:		Darling, South Africa
Cultivar:		Shiraz
Vintage:		2006
Tasting note:		Trademark Crucible in every respect. The same degree of insanely concentrated fruit we've come to expect of this vineyard AND a firm, elegant tannin structure. The best vintage to date. This singular wine is a product of the hot and dry circumstances under which the vines grow. Adversity that is a literal and figurative crucible.

Vineyard Information
Age of vines:		Vineyard planted in 1998.
Trellising:		None (bush vines)
Irrigation:		None
Soil:		Decomposed granite and Oakleaf
Position:		East-facing slope

Cellar information
Harvest date:		6 February 2006
Sugar at harvest:		26 -27 ºB
Yield:		1.5 tons per hectare
Fermentation:		Grapes were de-stemmed and cold-macerated for 48 hours before being inoculated with yeast. The grapes spent 6 days on skins and were pressed to new French oak barrels (all Nadalie) when almost dry. Fermentation temperature reached 31ºC.
Maturation:		After malolactic fermentation, in the barrel, the wine was racked and transferred back to the same barrels, where it matured for a further 15 months.

Bottling date		Jul 2007

Alc:		15.00 %
RS:		2.00 g/l
Extr:		36.00 g/l
pH:		3.74

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