Kunjani Shiraz 2017

All fruit are hand sorted and tank fermented with a pure yeast culture. Rack-and-returns are employed to ensure tannin stability and that needed oxygen is incorporated into the fermentation. It also allows for good colour extraction from the skins and a polished mouthfeel after fermentation. Wines are barrel fermented, after alcoholic fermentation, where a pure bacteria culture is added for the malolactic fermentation. Wine maturation takes place in a combination of 13% new French Oak barrels and the balance second and third fill French Oak barrels for 12 months.

The fruit is grown in the Devon Valley ward on the Kunjani premises. Proper canopy management plays a vital role to ensure enough sunlight reaches the fruit for optimum Shiraz expression as well as good ventilation for ideal micro-climate within the canopy. All grapes are hand-picked to ensure only the best bunches are delivered to the cellar in 20 kg lug boxes.

Enjoy this wine now or allow it to mature for a further 7 – 10 years.

Shiraz

This wine well with glazed gammon and peppered sirloin steak.

Kunjani is the latest addition to the Bottelary Hills sub-route of Stellenbosch. Paul Barth & Pia Watermeyer, husband-and-wife team and owners of Kunjani, have created a contemporary and soulful establishment that reflects cross-continental influences like no other in the Winelands of the Western Cape. Kunjani means ‘Hi, how are you?’ and that is exactly how friendships start.