R580.00 Member priceR490.00
Fairview Beacon Shiraz 2022 is a powerful Swartland red with deep colour, dark fruit, spice, and firm structure. It comes from dryland bush vines growing on ancient shale soils.
ACCOLADES
Enjoy it with grilled lamb, grass-fed beef, or venison. It also works well with mature cheeses from the fairview cheese range.
The wine shows an intense burgundy colour. The nose brings dark plum, ripe berries, fynbos, clove, crushed coriander, and pepper. The palate is rich and full with layers of dark fruit and olive-tapenade depth. Powdery tannins, good freshness, and strong structure give the wine excellent ageing potential.
Beacon Shiraz comes from dryland bush vines planted in 1995 on deep Glenrosa soils in the Swartland. These rocky, shale-rich soils force the roots to dig deep, creating small berries with great concentration. The vineyard faces north-west and ripens early in the season. The team manages the canopy carefully with topping and green cropping to ensure even ripening.
The grapes were picked on 11 February 2023. The bunches were hand harvested, sorted, and destalked. All underripe berries, stalks, and raisins were removed. Fermentation started naturally in open French oak foudres. Manual punch-downs and pump-overs happened up to three times a day. After fermentation, the wine stayed on the skins for two more days before basket pressing. It completed malolactic fermentation in French oak, with 35% new barrels and the rest second and third fill.
The wine spent 18 months in oak before the final barrel selection. It settled naturally and received only a light filtration before bottling. The result is a concentrated, structured Shiraz that forms part of the top tier of fairview wines.
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