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Fairview Solitude Shiraz(2001)
- Winery:
- Fairview Wines
- Varietal:
- Syrah
- Region:
- South Africa > Paarl
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- fruit, color descriptors, rich, yield, syrah, pepper, red grape, spices, spicy, soil
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June 2007
- This vintage was a very warm vintage yielding ripe full flavoured wines. The fruit is grown at Fairview on the south western slopes of Paarl Mountain. We have a number of different clones here, grown on a mixture of soil types ranging from decomposed granite to sand. Yields of Shiraz are kept to below 7 tons/ha by a vigorous green harvest. Colour: Dark ruby red. Palate: Follows through with sweet spicy fruit. Aroma: Pepper, ripe black fruit, mint and a touch of marmite. Cellaring: Drinks well now, but will improve with 3 to 5 years in the bottle.
