Bizoe Estalet Syrah 2015

Description

SÉMILLON & SAUVIGNON BLANC 2012
A beautiful Shiraz from the Breedekloof valley with sweet fruit and
spicy flavours. A wine that will complement any red meat roast or
Mediterranean style dish.

VITICULTURE & VINIFICATION
Vine age – 17 years; vine density – 3 500 vines per hectare; yield – 8
tons per hectare. Micro irrigation takes place before harvest. Vines are
planted 1.30 meters apart to create density as that the vine can com-
pete for nutrients feeding, what would create a concentrated fruit.
Intensive leaf and shoot management in October allows for even ripe-
ness and shady fruit concentration development.Grapes were picked at 23.5° Brix and had two weeks skin-contact in open fermenters. Skins and juice were mixed daily. After fermentation, the skins were pressed with 1.2 bars of pressure. Using only dried yeast, fermentation occurred over a two week period with the wine spending 16 months in new and second fill small French oak barrels.