Tamboerskloof, John Spicer Lim. Release, 2010

Beskrivelse

14,5 % 100% Syrah grapes
Kleinood placeret I Helderberg området nær ved Stellenbosch.
Området er opvarmet om dagen og har kolde nætter.
Druerne er plantet 172 – 198 meters over havet. Dette er toppen af poppen og noget af det bedste jeg nogensinde har smagt.
Navnet Tamboerskloof kommer fra Valley (kloof) og trommer (tamboer).
The Tamboerskloof John Spicer Syrah 2010 is a well-structured and balanced, opaque, purple-black colored Syrah with a magenta rim and deep intensity.
The nose develops with medium, but pronounced intensity showing pure, red and black berry fruit, rose hip as well as savoury, meaty notes, followed by berry-pastille fruit and complex spices on the palate.
The wine finishes dry with great depth of flavour, elegant structure, firm tannins and a medium plus body.
The wine pairs well with red meat and game flavored with herbs, berry coulis or smoky spices as well as sweeter dishes of pork, duck or spiced Asian styled dishes accompanied by plum sauces.
The grapes are hand-picked from a select portion of a single vineyard block, hand- sorted three times before going into stainless steel fermenters where a combination of state-of-the-art winery technology and old-style winemaking techniques take care of designing this unique, hand crafted wine.
Fermented at 26oC for 17 days.
20 months in 300 litre French oak barrels 25% first, 20% second and the rest third fill.
Produktion kun 3.636 flasker. “kultvin”.

Accolades

• 4½ stars John Platter Wine Guide
• Silver Medal – International Wine & Spirit Competition, 2014 (UK)
• Gold Medal – Syrah du Monde International Competition, 2014 (France)

Antal pr. colli:	6 flasker
Bedømmelse af årgangen:
Vinifikation:
Alkohol:	14,5%
Syre:	5,9 gr. pr. liter
Restsukker:	3,1 gr. pr. liter