Pinotage 2008
 | FAST FACTS AGE OF VINES : 32 - 54 Years TRELLISING : Bushvine SOIL : Glenrosa YIELD : ± 5 Tons / HA ANALYSIS Alc. : 13.14% Sugar : 1.3 g/L Volatile Acidity : 0.58 g/L Total Acidity : 6.3 g/L Free SO2 : 34 mg/L Tot.SO2 : 148 mg/L PH : 3.28 VINIFICATION Grapes were harvested at 24°C Fermented at 26 - 28°C for about 4 days Pumped over 3 times daily during alcoholic fermentation Malolactic fermentation was completed in tanks The wine then spent 10 months in 300li (French made) American oak barrels (50% new) DESCRIPTION Vanilla, coconut, plums and raspberries on the nose, followed by layers of ripe complex fruit and oak flavours on the palate. A bold well balanced wine with a long clean finish. Can mature for at least another 5 years. |