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Journey's End 'The Pastors Blend' Cabernet sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz.
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Vineyard Information |
| PERCENTAGE BLEND |
70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20 % Merlot, 10 % Shiraz |
| APPELLATION |
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| AREA PLANTED |
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| AGE OF VINES |
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| ROOTSTOCK |
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| CLONE |
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| TRELLIS SYSTEM |
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| IRRIGATION |
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| VINE DENSITY |
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| SOIL |
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| CLIMATE |
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HARVEST INFORMATION |
| DATE |
| Blend - different harvest dates |
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| TYPE |
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| YIELD |
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WINEMAKING |
| CRUSHING/DESTEMMING |
| Destalked and lightly crushed |
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| TANKS (TYPE) |
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FERMENTATION PROTOCOL
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| Blend - different recipes |
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| MALOLACTIC (Y/N) |
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| LEES CONTACT/BATTONAGE |
| Stirred once a week for 3 months |
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| BARREL AGEING - OAK TYPE |
5% new French oak and 95% 2nd and 3rd fill French oak |
| BARREL AGEING - DURATION |
Oaked for 16 - 24 months |
| FINING |
| Egg white fining and gelarom |
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| FILTRATION |
| Sheet filtration using Filtrox ST30 (3-4um) |
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| STABILISATION |
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WINE ANALYSIS |
| ALCOHOL % (V/V) |
14 |
| RESIDUAL SUGAR (G/L) |
4.3 |
| TOTAL ACIDITY (G/L) |
5.6 |
| PH |
3.4 |
| VOLATILE ACIDITY (G/L) |
0.63 |
| FREE SO2 (MG/L) |
38 |
| TOTAL SO2 (MG/L) |
84 |
TASTING NOTES FROM WINEMAKER |
Dark violet like appearance and showing youth. Earthy, herbaceous tones with ripe fruit and underpinned mintyness. Sweet spicy palate and aggressive tannins gives the wine a generous finish. Balanced wood but still youthful and will develope well in the bottle. |
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