Stroumbeli Shiraz Red Dry

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Winemaker		Alexis Machouca
Alcohol		13.5 %vol
pH		-
RS		2.2 g/l
Total Acid		73 meq/l
SO2		105 mg/l
Free SO2		25 mg/l
V.A.		10 meq/l
Regionality		Paphos
Appellation		N/A

VINTAGE: 2009

CHARACHTERISTICS

Type		Red Regional
Style		Dry

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STROUMBELI Shiraz

Red Dry Wine

TASTING NOTES

This excellent Shiraz has a deep brick red colour with an intense maroon and purple hue.Intense nose with notes of lifted sweet spice reminiscent of pepper and mint, integrated with black fruits characteristic of cranberries and mature fig, cloaked in delicate oak. Medium bodied and well structured with a refreshing acidity and sturdy sweet fruits. Black fruits on the fore palate lengthening to infused cranberries and sweet plum integrated with subtle oak, finishing long with lingering pepper, blackcurrants and velvety tannins.

IN THE VINEYARD

Soil Type: Limestone and Tera Rosa

Age Of Vines: 10 - 16 Years Old

Trellising: Horizontal Cuplike

Vine Dendity: 3500 - 4500 / ha

Irrigation: No

IN THE CELLAR

Wood ageing: 12 months in French Oak Barrels
Total production: 6000 Cases of 6 Bottles

AGEING POTENTIAL

Ready to Drink. It will develop even better in the following 2 - 3 years.

BLEND INFORMATION

Shiraz 100%

FOOD SUGGESTIONS

Great to enjoy with, fillet and wild bush tomato sauce. Though enjoyable at present, this classic Shiraz has the structure and intensity to improve with aging..

Drink it now and next year at 16C

ACCOLADES

2009 Vintage: Decanter World Wine Awards 2013 - Commended Medal

2008 Vintage: Decanter World Wine Awards 2012 - Commended Medal

2008 Vintage: International Wine & Spirit Competition U.K. 2012 - Bronze Medal

2008 Vintage: Decanter World Wine Awards 2011 - Commended Medal

2008 Vintage: International Wine & Spirit Competition U.K. 2011 - Bronze Medal

2007 Vintage: International Wine & Spirit Competition U.K. 2010 - Bronze Medal

2006 Vintage: International Wine & Spirit Competition U.K. 2009 - Bronze Medal