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Stellenzicht Plum
Pudding Hill
Celebrated Stellenbosch wine farm Stellenzicht has launched the
2007 vintage of its Plum Pudding Hill Syrah, a new single vineyard
addition to its highly regarded portfolio.
“O
ur wines are the
products of our
unique terroirs,
farmed with care and made with
subtlety. This is the very DNA of
the Plum Pudding Hill Syrah,”
says Stellenzicht Winemaker
Guy Webber.
Stellenzicht is situated on
the slopes of the Helderberg
Mountain between
Stellenbosch and Somerset
West. It lies in a prime
wine-growing area just a few
kilometres from False Bay,
at altitudes that ensure slow
ripening and exposure to
soils that impart complexity
to the wines.
The sophistication of this
Syrah stems from a vintage
that Webber describes
as close to ideal. “Ample
autumnal rainfall translated
into wonderfully even
ripeness of fruit, while the
coolness of the ripening
period resulted in this wine’s
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balanced structure and finesse.”
The wine boasts an inkish blue/garnet depth
of colour, a refined mouth feel and flavours of
ripe, dark fruit with hints of pepper and violets.
Supple tannins and a lingering aftertaste finish on
the palate.
Bottled as Stellenzicht Syrah since 1994, the
Plum Pudding Hill Syrah has its origins as one of
only two Shiraz vineyards on the farm in those
days. Its name hails from local folklore, in which
a trailer-load of plums once overturned nearby,
making a most memorable mess.
While several new Shiraz vineyards have been
planted at Stellenzicht over the years, none have
shown the characteristics of Plum Pudding Hill.
The 2007 vintage of the wine is the first officially
registered as a single vineyard.
Plum Pudding Hill Syrah 2007 is available
from the wine shop at Stellenzicht, the
Vinoteque at Bergkelder and selected wine
boutiques and leading restaurants nationwide.
Stellenzicht is part of the Cape Legends
stable, an extensive collection of award-winning
wineries and estates situated in and around the
Cape Winelands.
For more information contact
info@stellenzicht.co.za or visit
www.stellenzicht.co.za.