Platter : Wine of the Year !!
een wijn die je ooit geproefd moet hebben. Zeer krachtig maar toch evenwichtig met al versmolten tannine

Shiraz  82% , 11% Grenache, 6% Mourvedre, 1% Viognier

This acclaimed wine has a deep, dark purple colour with prominent ripe plum, red berry flavours combined with floral notes and undertones of spice. The oak is well balanced with full, firm yet accessible tannins. A wine of depth, complexity and grace.

2016 Vintage
National Wine Challenge: Double Gold
Michelangelo Wine Awards: Double Gold
Veritas: Gold
South African Wine Index: Platinum Medal
Decanter World Wine Awards: 94 Points
Shiraz SA: Top 3 Shiraz Blends
Tim Atkin SA Report: 95 Points

Tasting Notes

This plum coloured wine has an expressive nose with aromas of pepper and spice as well as black fruit. The palate has length and complexity with layers of spice with a soft juice finish. The refined tannins are well integrated and add to the finesse and length of this wine

Serving Suggestions
A great match for charcuterie, duck confit, roasted venison, lamb  and mature cheddar or blue-veined cheese

Producer : Franschhoek Cellar

Winemaker :Ryan Puttick

History

Regio : Tulbagh - Zuid-Afrika
Druif : Shiraz
manuele pluk
vrij lange vatrijping in vaten van 2 en 3 jaar oud (Franse Allier eik)
Intense geuren van donkerrood fruit met delikaat floraal met kruidige ondertoon.
Zachte, volle wijn met elegant mondgevoel geruggesteund door een subtiele houttoets

Druivensoorten: Shiraz
Alcohol: 14,4%
Land: Zuid-Afrika
Streek: Tulbagh
Ligging: Aan de voet van de Saronsberg

Beschrijving: Een fijn gerookt aroma van wilde bes, munt en rozemarijn, duidelijk ook animale geuren met daarachter een krachtige smaak met impressies van vlezig zwart fruit, zwarte thee, chocolade en zwarte peper. Prachtige zoete rijpe tannine met een fumé eiktoets en gedroogde specerijen.

Gerecht: Perfect bij biefstuk, gegrild vlees, pasta met vleessaus, stoofschotels en wildgerechten.

The Proprietors blend is once again impressive and serious in 2016.
Medium to full-bodied, it is strewn with black fruits, exotic spice and chards of dark chocolate. Sweet spicy oak melts into a dense, powerfully-fruited and structured core. The majority Cabernet Sauvignon gives a cassis purity and salty edge, while the Shiraz component adds a meaty, savoury and spicy edge.
The blend is rounded off by the remaining Bordeaux cultivars in a complexity explosion from start to finish. It is exquisitely textured and finely tuned, the 2016 will open up over the next 5 years and age for a decade or more.
5 sterren in de Platter's Guide = maximum
 

Regio : Robertson
druif : 100 % Shyraz
winemaker accolade
All my Single Vineyard Wines are made with minimal interference throughout the vinification. During fermentation natural yeast are used with no enzymes. Maturation takes place in neutral vessels to bring through the unique vineyard characteristics, that's specific to the site. The handcrafted approach by human nature helps to add to the final balance of this unique product".
My philosophy is to create great single vineyard wines from unique soil, climate and location. It's the soil with all the microbes, cycle of elements and the help of living organisms that create the heartbeat for my vines. The location towards the sun wind and holistic climatical conditions reflects the uniqueness of each vineyard

VARIETAL: Shiraz 63% Mourvedre 21% Grenache Noir
6% Cinsaut 5% Primitivo 1% Viognier 4%
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WINEMAKER’S COMMENTS   WINEMAKER: Corlea Fourie
COLOUR: Deep crimson red with a dark red rim.
NOSE: Raspberry and prune flavours supported by a mixture of spicy
cinnamon, white pepper and light mocha aromas.
PALATE: Lovely aromas of plums and dark cherry. These develop immensely in the
glass or by method of decanting. Finishes with lively, mineral accent.
FOOD: As a blend it is a fantastic wine to pair
with a whole range of dishes. Gourmet pizzas, pasta bakes, grilled meat dishes
or just without anything else for pure enjoyment.

AGEING: To be enjoyed in the 3 to 7 years after

The Wine
This wine really plays to the strengths of RedHeads – each year, we select the very best parcels
of McLaren Vale Shiraz. We don’t tie ourselves to one grower or one area, but search out where
Nature has been most magnanimous in her gifts of good weather and where growers have
made full use of what she has bestowed.
What we can guarantee each year is richness of fruit and real power, all wrapped in the soft
vanilla tones of larger American oak. Consistently gorgeous, luscious and totally irresistible.
Tasting Note
Deep purple-toned crimson. Brooding aromas of dark red fruits (plums and mulberries) with
the sweet scent of cedary oak. Liquid velvet with spicy blackberry and raspberry power,
 nishing on notes of smoky liquorice, generously wrapping a framework of rounded tannins.
Food Pairing

regio : Robertson
Intens robijn rood. Complexe wijn met aroma’s van bessen, gemalen peper en zwart fruit. Het pallet is gevuld met rijpe bessen en peperige, kruidige en geroosterde eik smaken. Een volle wijnmet aangename, rijpe tannines en een aanhoudende afdronk. Kreeg 12 maanden vatrijping op franse ( 70% ) en Amerikaanse ( 30% ) eik.

nu mooi op dronk :  3 + 1 GRATIS !!

App : Somontano
Enate Syrah heeft houtrijping ondergaan.
Enate Syrah-Shiraz is een krachtige complexe wijn. Rijp fruit, bloemen, zoete specerijen, mineralen, kruiden, mooie tannines en aangename afdronk.
Uitstekend te combineren met rood vlees, kaasfondue, gebraden wildgevogelte, gans en eend. of om "zomaar" te drinken.
De optimale drinktemperatuur voor Enate Syrah-Shiraz is 16°C.
 
Bodega Enate is opgericht in 1984.
De bodega bezit 500 ha wijngaarden. Haar missie is: het maken van de beste kwalitatief hoogstaande en premium wijnen van de beste druiven van Somontano, met respect voor de oude lokale tradities en met behulp van de modernste technologieën.
Bodega Enate concentreert zich op de internationale druivenrassen Merlot, Cabernet en Chardonnay en de typisch Spaanse Tempranillo. Deze bodega maakt 85% rode wijn, 10% witte wijn en 5% rosé.