Yonder Hill Wines Stellenbosch
Yonder Hill Y-Shiraz 2011
Technical Analysis
Winemaker: Bennie Avenant
Main Variety: Shiraz
Alcohol: 14.50% vol
pH: 3.59
Rs: 2.52g/l
Total Acid: 5.45g/l
Characteristics
Type: Red
Style: Dry, easy drinking
Taste: Spicy
Tasting Notes
A friendly, soft smooth easy red wine for immediate drinking. Its full of spice, crushed black pepper with hints of violets. Try the wine slightly chilled. This wine is to be enjoyed with food or on its own, with company or alone, no matter what the occasion. Why not?
AGEING POTENTIAL
Drink immediately
Blend Information
100% Shiraz
FOOD Suggestions
Curry
IN the Cellar
The style of winemaking can be tasted in the wine, soft, easy, smooth style, with no harsh tannins. The grapes ripened mid season. Fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks with daily pump over’s to obtain the colour from the skins. Malolactic fermentation was encouraged whilst on the skins. The pressing of the skins took place three weeks after fermentation. The different wines were blended immediately. This wine was barrel matured for 4 months before bottling.