Wine Composition
Shiraz (100%)
Winemakers Comments
The Syrah is expressive in the cooler climate aroma profile and showcases the under-toned spice and herb profile, lined with elegant tannins. Lighter and more elegant in style, this wine is layered with red fruit aromas and has spicy notes of black pepper.
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
14.2%
Total Acidity
5.6 g/l
pH
3.58
RS
2.3 g/l
Vinification
The grapes were harvested at optimal ripeness and fermented in
stainless steel tanks. Juice were fermented in smaller tanks, with a
combination of pump-overs and punch-downs. Malolactic
fermentation took place in the tank. Maturation was in oak barrels —10
to 15% new and the rest 3rd and 4th fill barrels.
Winemaker
Karlin Nel with Duan Engelbrecht
Winery
Vrede en Lust was founded in 1688 by a Flemish Merchant called Jacques de Savoye. The Governor of the Cape allocated this farm to De Savoye, who fled Europe with his wife, Marie-Madeleine le Clerq, due to religious persecution. After 70 days at sea, they arrived in Table Bay on 26 April 1688 on the 160ft Oosterland. The scene shifts to the Drakenstein, sparsely populated with only 23 Dutch freeburgers having settled there before. The valley is majestically beautiful, though quite rugged, with dense forests, game, lion and leopard, and the only human inhabitants, some nomadic Khoi. The pioneers lived in simple clay and reed homes. This is where De Savoye became the owner of a magnificent piece of land against the foothills of the Napoleonsberg (today known as the Simonsberg)
He called his farm Vrede en Lust (Peace and Delight/Eagerness), nurturing visions of a rural paradise where he could spend his last days. He immediately started improving the 55 Ha of land that starts at the Bergrivier valley floor and runs up the eastern foothills of the majestic Simonsberg Mountain.
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