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MY BEST FRIEND
Shiraz Dry Rosé 2018
Winemaker’s Notes
Zandvliet’s credo has long been “the winelovers’ friend for many years” and this My Best Friend range reflects the pure enjoyment that goes into the making and sharing of a fine wine. Conceptualised and specially blended for those who enjoy juicy, easy-drinking wine at fair value – the My Best Friend range have been designed to be immensely quaffable, for their – and your – everyday drinking pleasure.
Colour
Light violet pink.
Nose
This wine delivers flavours of rose petals, strawberries, redcurrants and raspberries.
Palate
These flavours follow through onto a supple palate that finishes with a refreshing crispness.
Ageing potential
Drink now till end 2020
Appreciation
Make sure it’s well chilled.
Food pairing
This versatile wine can be enjoyed with summer picnics, excellent with sesame seeds chicken salad, sushi and seared tuna.
Vintage
2018
Blend
100% Shiraz
Origin
Wine of Origin Robertson
Zandvliet Estate, established 1867 / 50ha
Analysis
Alc / Vol:
Acidity
pH:
Residual sugar
10.5 %
5.7 g/ℓ
3.36
6.5 g/ℓ
Maturation
Unoaked
Terroir
Slope:
Soil:
Climate:
Wind:
Very gently, southerly
Rocky, chalk rich
Moderate summer, with low night temperatures,
cold winter
Cool south easterly (summer)
Yield
10-12 ton/ha
Oenology
Fruit from young vines exclusively, destalked, crushed, cooled to 5°C, in static de-juicer overnight. Juice drained, settled and fermented at 15°C
The team
Winemaker:
Jacques Cilliers (2012)
Randall Fortuin
Teodore Berens
Willem Koopman
Updated Feb 2010
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