Goedemoed Country Inn - Paarl - Cape Winelands - South Africa
Cecilia Street, Paarl 7646, Cape Town, South Africa
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Shiraz forms intense wines, with deep violet, nearly black color, chewy texture and richness, with aromas that tend to be more spicy than fruity. It is important to find the right site not only for planting, but certainly also to restrict the growth of the vine and its crop to achieve the best results. As Shiraz likes warm climates it seems well suited to South Africa.
The sunny climate has led to increasing phenolic ripeness at harvest time, and consequently heightened alcohol levels. Rhône varieties don't mind a bit of sunshine and they tend to cope with the heat a bit better than Cabernet- or Merlot-based wines.
Because Shiraz is emerging as the Cape's leading red variety, knocking the various Bordeaux grapes from their perch with increasing regularity, you will not be surprised to see that South Africa's Shiraz wines were given a slating in the March 2005 edition of the UK's Decanter magazine.
  
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