Beacon Shiraz 2021
R580.00 Member priceR490.00
The grapes were harvested at 24.5° balling. The fruit was hand harvested and brought to the cellar early morning in small lug boxes, destalked and hand sorted. All raisins, under ripe berries and stalks were removed. The sorted berries were sent straight to open French oak fermenters (foudres) where fermentation was allowed to start naturally. Manual punch downs (pigeage) and pump overs were performed up to three times daily. Post fermentation maceration lasted for two days. Wine was basket pressed, and malolactic fermentation was completed in French oak of which 35% new oak and the rest 2nd and 3rd fill barrels. This vintage spent a total of 18 months in oak before final barrel selection was made. The wine is racked, naturally allowed to settle with only a light filtration done before bottling.
Winemaker’s Tip: Try this wine against its sister Eenzaamheid shiraz to experience the difference terroir can make in the ultimate result of a wine.