Juno Shiraz Mourvedre Viognier

Vintage: 2021

Grape variety: 85% Shiraz, 13% Mourvedre, 2% Viognier

Vineyard

Grapes sourced from Paarl on mostly clay-loam soils. The vineyards are meticulously farmed and managed.

Winemaking

The Shiraz and Mourvedre grapes were harvested fully ripe, in the early morning. The Viognier grapeswere harvested ripe, once the skin changed to a slight yellow colour on the shoulder of the bunch whereafter it was whole-bunch pressed. After crushing, the must was cold-soaked for a week before the onsetof fermentation. Selected Rhône yeast strains were used. The wines were transferred to barrels wheremalolactic fermentation was completed in a mix of a new (15%) and used French and American oakbarriques. The wines spent 12 months in barrel before being blended, and it received a light filtrationprior to bottling.

Food pairing

Beef brisket, lamb chops, cold plate with selected cured meats and cheeses. Vegan friendly.

Analytics

Alc:   14,71%
RS:     2,4 g/l
TA:      5,3 g/l
PH:     3,53