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Santa Digna Reserva Shiraz 2006

Санта Дигна Шираз Резерва 2006
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Producer:
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Miguel Torres
Country:
Chile (Чили) 
Additional Location Info:
Central Valley (Центръл Вали)
Vintage:
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2006
Other vintages: 
2005 [89.5]
Variety:
Shiraz (Сира (Shiraz))

Cabernet Sauvignon (Каберне Совиньон)
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31 May 2009

Winemaker's notes:
Aged for 6 months in French oak (20% new oak). Since reaching Chile in 1979, we have conducted some interesting viticultural
experiments with different grape varieties. One of these, Shiraz, did not appear to really thrive in Curicó so after a few
years we tried planting it in Linares, 140 km further south. There, growing in poor, well-drained soils, Shiraz provides
low-yield but excellent harvests. Enjoy its intense, purple colour and its aroma with hints of small black fruits, violet
and redcurrant.

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How to drink it
Food: Antipasto, Carpaccio (Beef), Couscous, Duck, Ham, Hamburger, Lamb (Grilled, Broiled), pasta, roasted and grilled meats, Pasta with Tomato Sauce, Pates, Pheasant, Rabbit, Sausage, Spicy Mexican, Steak (Grilled, Broiled), Tuna, Venison
Cheese: Brie, Camember, Danish Blu, Sharp Cheddar
Temperature: 17 °C
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Let's say a grape variety normally takes 120 days to ripen. In an especially hot year, it may ripen after only 110 days; in a cooler year, after 130 days. Viticulturists generally do want a long growing seasons. Long ripening allows components in the grape other that sugar - tannins, for example - ...
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