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Bethany Shiraz Cabernet 2008
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Aromas of black cherry are followed by a palate filled with plum and blackcurrant characters. The mouthfeel is full, yet mellow and the finish displays an even balance of ripe fruit flavours and soft, finer tannins. Ideal for drinking right now, it will also age gracefully over the next few years. A good grilled steak would be the perfect accompaniment.
The fruit for the Shiraz Cabernet is sourced from the Schrapel family and neighbouring vineyards in the Barossa Valley. Traditional viticulture practices are applied with vines hand pruned to 70 buds per vine to limit yields and concentrate grape flavours. Each vineyard is picked separately and the wine kept separate throughout the wine making process until the final blending.
Cooling breezes fanned the vineyards during the spring and warmer summer months allowing for a gradual, extended ripening period of the fruit. This proved to be a significant advantage during the hot early months of 2008 with soil moisture at depleted levels. The vines were in excellent health leading up to harvest with balanced canopy growth and fruit development. The grapes were picked prior to the March heatwave, maximising fruit quality.
The Shiraz and Cabernet were fermented on skins separately in open tanks for 8 to 10 days at a controlled temperature of 20 to 28 degrees until there was sufficient colour and tannin for this wine style. No sulphur was added in the wine making process until the wine had undergone malolactic fermentation for greater natural colour and tannin development. It was then drained and pressed before being transferred to French and American oak. Maturation for several months in oak balanced the wine’s fresh fruit characters with soft integrated tannins.
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WBW Rating: 92/100
Closure: Stelvin
Region: Barossa Valley SA |
Winemaker: Geoff & Robert Schrapel
Drink now until: 2017
Alc/Vol: 14.5 %
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