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Wine:
The Dark Side Cabernet/Shiraz 2005
Origin:
Darling
Varietal:
89% Cabernet, 11% Shiraz
Vintage:
2005
Tasting note:
The Dark Side is all about hedonism the pursuit of pleasure. We invite wine lovers to succumb to the hedonistic allure of gorgeously sensuous Cabernet Sauvignon entwined with Shiraz and the spiced vanilla of French Oak. A wine with curves where others donít have places. Uninhibitedly richer, juicier, bigger, bolder & and proud of it.
VINEYARD INFORMATION
Age of Vines:
Cab Sauv: 1992, 1999
Shiraz: 1999, 200
Trellising:
Bush vines and trellised
Irrigation:
Only trellised vines irrigated
Soil:
Decomposed granite, Oakleaf, Tukulu
Position:
East-facing slopes
CELLAR INFORMATION
Harvest date:
Harvest Sugar:
25.5
Yield:
6 tons/hectare
Fermentation:
Unwooded portion fermented on skins for four days @ approx 30 degrees. Wooded component was on skins for up to 20 days, fermentation temperature up to 32 degrees. After malolactic fermentation was completed in stainless steel tanks, the wine was transferred to barrels.
Maturation:
54% aged in French Oak barriques for 12 months
Bottling date:
Mar 2007
Alc:
14.47 %
RS:
2.60 g/l
Extr:
34.10 g/l
pH:
3.92
TA:
4.6 g/l
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