The palate is dry, juicy and supple, only mid-weight, with cranberry fruit supported. The 2018 vintage is seriously complex and moreish, radiating with white pepper, dried sage, clove, violets and black cherry fruit. Hailed as the ‘ most powerful and luxurious Shiraz ever crafted in South Africa ’, the incomparable The Black Lion is the result of the masterful alchemy of hand-chosen fruits. The Shiraz in particular is always outstanding value for money thanks to its combination of generous fruit and subtle complexity. This, along with the extraordinary devotion and expertise invested in crafting this one-of-a-kind Shiraz, is proof of the pedigree of this creation’s great investment potential. The Black Lion is the result of the masterful alchemy of these hand-selected grapes from three specifically selected terroirs to combine the Swa rtland’s raw power with the indisputable elegance of the Helderberg and Polkadraai areas in Stellenbosch.
RAW POWER SHIRAZ PLUS
Delivers a lot of rich fruit for the price, plus good finishing breadth and lingering smokiness. Lush, gently sweet dark fruit flavors are round and uncomplicated, showing no rough edges. Add your phone number to get notified once it becomes available. Following this, the grapes are hand-harvested and destemmed by the gentlest hands of a very select team. Deeply pitched aromas of blackberry, blueberry and candied cherry. Each of these bunches receive individual attention and very specific manicuring during the ripening process.
RAW POWER SHIRAZ SKIN
After 24 hours of skin contact fermentation was commenced with Rhône isolate yeast.
The fruit for Directors’ Cut Shiraz was harvested at night and then crushed to small open top stainless steel fermenters. The pithy, blackberry and plum-flavored palate delivers a rich, impactive array of ripe and powerful fruit. Still has some raw power - just softer edges.
So more elegant and less robust than Jakes previous releases. The strictest pruning techniques are used. Still has some raw power - just softer edges.
Basket pressed with ferment finishing off in barrel / tank. Raw Power fruit was machine harvested early morning with whole berry ferment in 10 ton open top concrete fermenters with twice daily pump-overs. The overall heat that vineyards see, as a result, in some years is more equivalent to a cool climate region like Alsace, yet the fruit still achieves fantastic, intense ripeness. Vintage commenced Feb 13 with the ‘Plains shiraz, fruit came thick and fast over the next four weeks in a compact crushing season. They are also notably affected by the The “Lake Doctor” phenomenon, a cool ocean breeze that comes across the nearby and substantial Lake Alexandrina every afternoon and moderates temperatures, bringing them down 30-40 degrees. These vineyards are chosen for the consistent intensity and texture of the fruit. Directors’ Cut is the most powerful expression of Langhorne Creek – this soft and generous vintage has allowed the wine to display all its beauty. Heartland’s flagship wine is made from the finest selection of Shiraz from each vintage.
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