| Appelation: |
Paarl and Stellenbosch |
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| Production: |
6.5 t/ha |
| Grape Varieties: |
70% Shiraz, 30% Merlot |
| Wine produced: |
750ml - 14000 bottles
1.5 liter - 135 Magnums
4.5 liter - 15 Rheaboams |
The artistry of winemaking is in the blending. At Lindhorst we have focused on this unusual blend of Shiraz and Merlot to create the Statement that says what we are.
This wine received a Bronze medal at the Fairbairn Capital Trophy Competition.
| Harvest: |
The grapes for this wine were picked at full ripeness to ensure optimum flavour. The Merlot was harvested off Lindhorst Farm and the Shiraz from a neighbour and a Stellenbosch site. Merlot bunches were ripe with small berries and thick flavourful skins. Both Merlot (24.90 Balling) and Shiraz (250 Balling) were harvested in February & March 2002. |
| Vinification: |
Following gentle crushing the grapes were cold soaked for 24 hours. Regular pump-over aided the extraction of the desired colour and flavour, while 15 months of maturation in small French oak barrels added to the complexity. Extensive blending trials were conducted and the panel voted on the 70% Shiraz to be blended into the Merlot. This result of the careful blending process is the wine that makes the Lindhorst “Statement”. |
| Alc: |
14.66% pH: 3.56 Total Acid: 6.60 g/l Residual Sugar: 3.10 g/l Extract: 34.60 g/l |
| Tasting Notes: |
Notice the wines very dark core with garnet edge to plum rim. The Merlot gives it plumminess with some sweet vanilla pod / crème brulee silkiness on the mid-palate. Taste the spicy cardamom, cinnamon oak spice on backdrop. The Shiraz gives it ripe and rich blackcurrant-plum fruit against the subtle oak undertone. Fine linear tannins with a long supple finish. The wine is in its fourth year and has developed beautifully in the bottle. It will cellar well for another 3 to 5 years. |
| Food Recommendations: |
This is a versatile wine to be enjoyed with a wide variety of dishes from Potato Soup with saffron and garlic to Roast Pork with an apple and parsnip stuffing. |
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