Shiraz

• Gold Medal at Syrah du Monde (France) 2007 • 41/2 Stars in the 2010 John Platter SA Wine Guide • Selected for South African Airways “Premium Class” Service 2007

MUCH OF OUR FARM HAS POOR, GRAVELLY,
NUTRIENT POOR SOIL. PERFECT.

A History

As luck would have it, Shiraz grapes love poor gravelly soil - just the kind of soil we have in abundance on parts of our farm. The kind you need to produce world-beating Shirazes. Like this one. 2005 was another excellent vintage for the growing of red wines in Stellenbosch, with hot, dry weather resulting in small and concentrated berries. Grapes were hand-picked and, after crushing, only 20% of the juice was drawn off for use in this wine (at Hartenberg, you can never be too choosy). This juice was cold soaked overnight, then two Rhone-sourced yeasts were inoculated. The oak component for our 2005 vintage was made up of 100% French, of which 50% was new and 50% second fill. This is our flagship wine, thanks to Mother Nature.

Name:	Shiraz
Vintage:	2006
Awards:	2005 Silver Medal – Syrah du Monde (2008), France 4,5 Stars – Platters Wine Guide (2010), RSA
Production:
Barrel Ageing:	22 months in 50% new, and 50% secon fill French Oak
Maturation:	3 to 12 years from vintage
Alcohol:	14.50% by volume
Residual Sugar:	1.8 g/l
Total Acid:	5.7 g/l
PH:	3.56
Food Matching Roast duck, meat pasta or risotto, lamb chops, sautéed wild mushrooms.
Tasting Note A voluptuous wine with rich concentrated spice, plumminess and big, but subtle tannins. Hartenberg’s flagship cultivar, with enough credentials to fill a cabinet.
Independent Tasting Note “Acclaimed, highly polished stalwart with mulberry and vanilla oak notes, balanced alcohol, supple, has a convincing pressence without being overbearing." - Platters (2010)

LET'S GET SERIOUS FOR A MOMENT, AND TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER.

We’ve already spoken about how important a soil can be when making wine. Of course, the same must be said about the climate, and even the micro-climate of certain vineyards.

Once again, Nature has smiled upon us because, would you believe it, the very same vineyards on Hartenberg with the perfect soils for Shiraz, also have the perfect weather for it.

All we have to do to make our award-winning Shiraz is harness what we already have, and stick it in a bottle. To be absolutely honest, it would be more difficult for us to produce a poor Shiraz on Hartenberg than a good one.

Once again, here’s to you, Mother Nature!

Pasta perfection.

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