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Product information "Kershaw Elgin Clonal Selection Syrah 2020"

The Kershaw Elgin Clonal Selection Syrah is a masterpiece from a Syrah! It has an extremely refined and precise style, built on fine tannins, which bring excellent harmony and freshness. Nuances of black fruit, ground white peppercorns and iodine provide for perfect pleasure!

For the production of Kershaw Elgin Syrah, the Elgin clones SH9c, SH22 and SH99 were used. Richard Kershaw's award-winning Kershaw Elgin Syrah is causing a sensation in the wine industry not only in South Africa but also internationally.

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Treatment in the cellar

The grapes for this highly endowed Syrah were harvested by hand under a blue autumn sky and transported in small baskets to the winery, where they were sorted by hand on a conveyor belt with great care. After destemming the grapes, after further examination, the berries fell on an automated selection table into small conical hoppers with a capacity of 500 kg, and were then lifted into open fermentation tanks by forklift trucks. The grapes were subjected to a three-day swelling phase before spontaneous fermentation began. The grapes were left on the skins for 17-21 days. The wine was then transferred to the cask by gravity (without the use of pumps). Once the malolactic fermentation in the barrel was completed, the wine was lightly sulphured and matured for 17 months in handmade French barrels from Burgundy and the Rhône region. 46% of the barrels used consisted of virgin wood, while the remaining proportion was made up of second and third wood.

Properties "Kershaw Elgin Clonal Selection Syrah 2020"
Alcohol % Vol: 13.2
age restriction: from 16 years
allergens: contains sulfite
bottle closure: cork
bottle size [liter]: 0,75
country of origin: South Africa
distributor: Curry Premium Wines oHG, D-86938 Schondorf
grape varietals: Shiraz/Syrah
main grape varietal: Shiraz/Syrah
optimal drinking window (under ideal storage conditions): 2028
pH value: 3.55
ratings: John Platter 4.5 Sterne, Tim Atkin 94/100
residual sugar: 2.6
single varietal / blend: mono varietal
type of bottling: Bottle
vinification and maturation: Barrique
vintage: 2020
wine colour: red
winemaker: Richard Kershaw
wine region: Elgin
wine style: dry
wine type: Red wine

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Wine Awards:
  • John Platter: 4.5 stars
Awards of previous vintages:
  • Jahrgang 2019 - John Platter: 4.5 Sterne 
  • Jahrgang 2019 - Winemagazine South Africa 2024: 92 Punkte