Shiraz | 2021
Plum and mulberry aromas on the nose, wrapped in a warm embrace of cinnamon, anise, and pepper. The palate is full and enveloping, with well-integrated tannins adding depth. A seamless marriage of dark fruit and spice is complemented by a smoky, meaty edge. Excellently balanced and complex, this wine is a true reflection of Hartenberg’s unique terroir.
R295,00 – R3540,00
About
As luck would have it, Shiraz grapes love poor, gravelly soil – just the kind of soil we have in abundance on parts of our farm. The kind you need to produce world renowned Shiraz. This was another excellent vintage for the growing of red wines in Stellenbosch, with hot, dry weather resulting in small and concentrated berries. Grapes were hand-picked and, after crushing, only 20% of the juice was drawn off for use in this wine. This juice was cold soaked overnight, then two Rhône-sourced yeasts were inoculated. The oak component was made up of 100% French.
Once again, nature has smiled upon us because the very same vineyards on Hartenberg with the perfect soils for Shiraz, also have the perfect weather for it.
All we have to do to make our award-winning Shiraz is harness what we already have, and stick it in a bottle. To be absolutely honest, it would be more difficult for us to produce a poor Shiraz on Hartenberg than a good one.
Hartenberg is the second oldest and are of the foremost producers of Shiraz in South Africa spanning some 40+ years.
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Awards
2021 Vintage: 93 points Tim Atkin, 91 points James Suckling, Gold Medal Decanter, 4 ½ Stars Platter SA Wine Guide, Platinum SAWI South African Wine Index
2020 Vintage: Tim Atkin 93 points, 91+ points Robert Parker Wine Advocate, Double Gold Gilbert & Gaillard, 90 points James Suckling, 4 ½ Stars Platter SA Wine Guide, Syrah du Monde, France (2024) Silver Medal
2019 Vintage: Tim Atkin 93 points, 4 stars Platter’s SA Wine Guide, 92+ Anthony Mueller (Robert Parker), South African Wine Index Platinum status
2018 Vintage: Tim Atkin 93 points, 4 stars Platter’s SA Wine Guide, IWSC Silver medal
2017 Vintage: Tim Atkin 93 points, 4 stars Platter’s SA Wine Guide, Decanter Silver Medal, Syrah Du Monde Silver Medal, Double Gold & Diamond Trophy Sakura Japan Women's Wine Awards
2016 Vintage: 93 points Tim Atkin, 4 stars Platter’s SA Wine Guide, Syrah Du Monde Gold Medal, Michelangelo Awards Gold Medal
2015 Vintage: 92 points Tim Atkin, 4 stars Platter’s SA Wine Guide
2014 Vintage: IWSC 2017 Silver Outstanding, 90 points Tim Atkin
2013 Vintage: Gold Outstanding at the IWSC awards, 4 stars Platter’s SA Wine Guide
2012 Vintage: 91 points Tim Atkin
2011 Vintage: 91 points Tim Atkin, 4 stars Platter’s SA Wine Guide
2010 Vintage: 4 stars Platter’s SA Wine Guide, Gold Medal IWSC, Top 12 Shiraz SA (2014)
2009 Vintage: 4 stars Platter’s SA Wine Guide, 90 points Robert Parker, Decanter Gold medal