Cultivar
100% Pinotage
Characteristics
Medium bodied red wine, fruit driven.
Tasting Notes
Intense red current aromas on the nose with gentle hints of vanilla. This wine is a true representation of the great 2017 vintage, with loads of refined flavour characteristics. A medium bodied, lively mid palate is rounded off by a lingering presence of oak.
In the Vineyard
Soil: Low yielding, well drained vertical shale/schist.
Yield: 6,4 tons/Ha.
Aspect: West-North-West.
Harvest
Grapes were night harvested; picked by hand to retain flavours.
Cellar Practices
A 48-hour cold maceration period was given prior to fermentation to extract colour and fruit. Extraction during fermentation took place by pumping the juice over the skins 3 times per day. Skins were gently pressed before fermented dry. MLF took place in barrels. Matured for 18 months in 25% 2nd fill, 50% 3rd fill and 25% 4th fill French oak barrels.
Ageing Potential
7 Years after vintage.
Serving Temperature
Recommended to be served at 16°C.
Analysis
| Winemaker | Pierre Wahl |
| Viticulturist | Neville Dorrington |
| Residual sugar | 3.1 g/l |
| Acidity | 5.6 g/l |
| ph | 3.45 |
| Alcohol | 14.55% |
| Appellation | Coastal Region |
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