Darling Cellars The Old Grain Silo Shiraz 2023

This elegant and expressive fruit driven wine exhibits hints of cloves and tobacco, black pepper and ripe red cherries. Well-structured and lengthy palate with refined tannins from ageing in barrels.

Alc:14.7 RS:14.7 pH:3.4 TA:6.1 TSO2:30 FSO2:90

Blend: 100% Shiraz
Appellation: Darling

Food Pairing
Pairs well with a heart beef stew, slow cooked pork belly, oxtail stew or any venison dishes.

Technical Analysis
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Winemaker: Maggie Immelman, André Scriven

Main Variety: Shiraz

Style: Dry

Type: Red

Body: Full

Taste: Fruity

Wooded: Yes

Organic: No

Kosher: No

Vegetarian: Yes

Pack Type: Bottle

Vineyard

Deep, dark coloured laterite soils from decomposed Granite. The sunny days and cool evenings influenced by the nearby Atlantic Ocean have a positive impact.

Cellar

Cold soaked for 2 days and then fermented in open tanks with a combination of pump overs and punch downs. Alcoholic fermentation is finished on the skins with extended skin contact. Aged for 18 months in a combination of French and American oak barrels to perfect this wine.

Harvest

Grapes are hand-picked from Bush Vine vineyards with no irrigation and a yield of about 4-6 tonnes/ha.

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This elegant and expressive fruit driven wine exhibits hints of cloves and tobacco, black pepper and ripe red cherries. Well-structured and lengthy palate with refined tannins from ageing in barrels.