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Eenzaamheid Shiraz 2022
R294.00
Intriguing notes of Fynbos shrub, Cape succulents, delicate red fruits, tilled earth, smoked venison and a kick of Eenzaamheid dust on the nose. The gentle tannic grip on the palate entry is sublimely supported by pure red fruits to flesh out the mid-palate. Lively flavours of crunchy red currants, fresh herbs and a bright acidity turns this wine into a welcoming guest that will stay, but never overstay its welcome. It’s fresh, it’s succulent and juicy, and it’s pure and precise.
This is a clonal blend of SH1 & SH9, harvested from micro pockets of shale and granite soils. Grapes are harvested in crates, sorted and destemmed. Cool fermented, 20% whole bunch. Fermentation took place in open top fermentation vessels and the rising cap was punched down every 4-6 hours. Matured in larger format oak barrels for 11 months.
ANALYSIS: ALC 14.5% | RS 2.6 g/l | TA 5.6 g/l | pH 3.66
5 in stock
Description
In Dutch, the name means “solitude”, and is a reference to the property’s isolation from Cape Town when the farm was named in 1693 – a time when a journey of 60km required a good horse if the rider wanted to arrive within a day.
A shortage of grain, fresh fruit and vegetables in the Cape obliged the governor of the Cape, Simon van der Stel, to allocate small farms to officials and soldiers of the Dutch East India Company.
The soldiers and sailors mostly came from the German states, and normally had a 5-year contract after which they could either return home to their families or apply for a farm to be granted to them and become free burghers in the Cape of Good Hope.
Additional Information
| Producer | Eenzaamheid |
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