Description
SYRAH (46%) PETIT VERDOT (22%) MOURVÈDRE (11%) NEBBIOLO (9%) CABERNET SAUVIGNON (8%) VIOGNIER (4%)
Cool climate peppery spice, grippy tannins, with layers of bramble and black cherry fruit.
2019 One Man Band
R310.00 – R1,860.00
Cool climate peppery spice, grippy tannins, with layers of bramble and black cherry fruit.
Technical Details
| ALCOHOL | 13.4% |
| RESIDUAL SUGAR | 2.5 g/l |
| TOTAL ACIDITY | 5.8 g/l |
| PH | 3.4 |
Winemaking
Our red wine vinification is very traditional. Hand harvested, before being destemmed and sorted on a vibrating table, the grapes were destemmed and not crushed. Once wild fermentation had started the skin cap was softly punched down 2 times per a day to achieve desired extraction.
Post fermentation the wines underwent extended maceration; the wines were tasted regularly in order to assess the extraction level and when to press-off. Once pressed off, the wines undergo spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrel where they were aged for 12-16 months, in 500L French oak barrels, of which 20% is new oak.
Vintage Notes
The 2019 season started with a cold June month, with average rainfall. This was followed by the warmest July on record (3°C warmer than the long-term avg.) with rainfall far below the long- term avg. The warm July led to very early budding, especially on the Chardonnay vineyards, which was followed by a cold August and September (both months about 2°C cooler than the previous year). This led to very uneven budding.
Strong winds during end of October and early November also led to long and uneven flowering. The consequences of uneven budding and flowering were reduced crop levels and reduced berry size. December and January were characterised by cool growing conditions, with January being especially cool. The growing season was characterised by dry, cool conditions and smaller yields, which resulted in concentrated fruit, with intense flavour. The season allowed us to pick fruit at optimal ripeness, with low alcohol and pH levels and balanced acidities. The 2019 harvest was one of the earliest we had on Iona.
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