MooiplaasBéry Shiraz Reserve 2016 (R74.83 per Bottle, 6 Bottles)
R449
About
Mooiplaas Wine Estate and Private Nature Reserve boast a pristine natural beauty. Owned and managed by Tielman and Louis Roos, the Mooiplaas vineyards lie on steep slopes of ancient mineral-rich soils in the Bottelary Hills of Stellenbosch, overlooking Cape Town.
Mooiplaas is a historic and traditional working wine estate, bought by Nicolaas Roos in 1963. He was joined by his two sons Tielman, viticulturist, (1980) and Louis, winemaker (1983). Tielman and Louis produce a range of environmentally friendly wines rooted in tradition and artisan techniques to reflect the unique terroir
Product Features:
- 6 Bottles
- Vintage: 2016
- Type: Shiraz
- Appellation Stellenbosch
Wine Analysis
- Winemaker Louis Roos
- Alcohol: 14 %
- RS (g/l) 3.4
- pH 3,66
- TA (g/l) 5.9
Tasting Notes
Deep colour, almost black. Good ripe plums on the nose, as well as some fynbos spice with soft oak tannins. Mouth-filling palate with an excellent length.
In the cellar
- Six days on the skins in a closed tank, at a temperature of 20 – 25 °C, mixed by pumping over. 24 Months in small French oak barrels, malolactic fermentation took place spontaneously in the barrel.
- Barrel Profile: French oak barrels 225 / 300 litres. 3rd and 4th fill barrels.
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