Product Description
Shannon Vineyards is situated in the Elgin Valley within the Kogelberg Biosphere with mountains on our western boundary and the Peninsula Dam forming the eastern boundary. The Elgin Valley now has some of the country’s most highly regarded winemakers establishing vineyards in the area, testament to its obvious winemaking potential. The name Shannon pays homage to our Irish ancestry. Our forefathers, the Shannon and Downes families were from County Cork, Ireland. We focus on viticulture principles in order to reflect our commitment to winemaking as an expression of terroir. Viticulture practices are captured in the wines, the broad spectrum of flavours created in the cool climate of our unique terroir! Shannon Vineyards, a member of the Biodiversity Wine Initiative has maintained the undisturbed virgin soil in 8 meter wide corridors of natural fynbos (native Cape flora) between the vineyards, providing the indigenous animals with territorial access from the river banks to the mountainside. Shannon Wines are produced from 12 different site specific vineyard blocks of Pinot Noir, 7 blocks of Sauvignon Blanc and a half hectare of Semillon as well as the now “work in progress” Viognier. We strive at Shannon Vineyards to produce wines of complexity and elegance.
The wine has a fragrance of ripe red fruits such as plums, redcurrants and woodsmoke, with earthy complexity and yet still expressing minerality. A well balanced broad, round Merlot of outstanding freshness with a well integrated ripe and seductive sweet tannin structure.