Raka Biography Shiraz 2011

John Platter Wine Guide 2015 - 4½ Stars
Top 100 SA Wines

Appearance: Clean Ruby colour.
The Shiraz offers a kaleidoscope of black berry, violets, vanilla and white pepper aromas and flavours in 2011. The lush texture, seamless and complex structure adds to elegance and refinement.

100% Shiraz

All grapes were hand-picked.

The grapes were sorted twice before a pure yeast culture was inoculated The juice was pumped over the skins 3 - 5 times per day for 5 days. Once fermentation was complete, the wine was drained of the primary lees and transferred to a resting tank. Malolactic fermentation and a brief settling period preceded the wine to a combination of 225 litre barrels of French and American oak types.