Sparkling Wine - Solms Delta - Solms-Astor Cape Jazz Shiraz

Sweet, all-occasion Shiraz sparkler, low in alcohol.

STYLE OF WINE: Pétillant. Cape-style “Lambrusco”
 
VINIFICATION: Shiraz grapes harvested at 18° Balling, slow fermented, with a touch of wood.    No malolactic fermentation to retain the high acid, which will balance the underlying sweet note. Carbonated to add celebratory fizz.   
                                  
WOOD MATURATION: Oak chips – for a smoother mouth

ANALYSIS: Alcohol                9.5% by Vol   
               Residual Sugar     38 gm/l  
               Total Acidity         7.5 gm/l 
               pH                      3.2

BACKGROUND: Label detail; Cape Jazz is Cape Town’s very own style of jazz, but it combines things from just about everywhere: the carnival, the church, Africa, America. The essence of Cape Jazz is unpredictability. 

THE NAME: Bottled especially for the Franschhoek Oesfees at Solms-Delta (5 April 2008), the name of the wine combines Richard Astor’s love of music with his dislike of pomposity.  This lively, well-priced sweet sparkler is backed by the Solms-Delta reputation for quality.

THE OCCASSION: Low in alcohol, it was made for immediate enjoyment.

HISTORY OF FARM: The 320 year old Franschhoek farm has reclaimed its historic role as a wine estate under the direction of Prof. Mark Solms, a world renowned neuroscientist recently returned to South Africa.