WINES

Vergelegen's winemaking philosophy is simple : there must be harmony between the old and the new.

SHIRAZ 1999

Dark ruby with hints of berry fruit and spicy/peppery notes. The tannins are ripe and soft with a long lasting aftertaste.

	AWARDS
	Michelangelo International Awards 2001 : Silver John Platter Guide 2001 : 4.5 Stars SA Airways Winelist Awards 2001 : Michelangelo International Awards 2000 : Gold Veritas Awards 2000 : Gold
	Origin
	100% Stellenbosch Shiraz.
	Vinification
	The grapes were picked at 25.4 Balling and then transported in 500kg bins to the Vergelegen winery. The grapes were hand sorted on slow moving conveyors. All the grapes were crushed and destemmed. (30 mg/l SO2 was added before fermentation. The Shiraz must was then inoculated with Rhone yeast, D254. Fermentation took 7 days and was conducted at a temperature of 28-38 C with a minimum of 4 pump overs per day. After Fermentation the wines was racked off in to 225l barrels for malolactic fermentation. The wines were bottled after 13 months in small oak (30% new American oak, 70% French)
	Composition
	100 % Shiraz
	Analysis
	13.7 % Alc 3.0 g/l RS 6.1 g/l TA 3.51 pH
	Maturation
	Will reward further maturation in bottle.