PK Morkel Pinotage 2007
 | FAST FACTS AGE OF VINES : 14 - 54 Years TRELLISING : Bush Vines SOIL : Glenrosa YIELD : 5 Tons / HA ANALYSIS Alc. : 14.5% PH : 3.64 Sugar : 3.4 g/L Tot.SO2 : 125 mg/L Volatile Acidity : 0.46 g/L Free SO2 : 39 mg/L Total Acidity : 5.5g/L VINIFICATION Grapes were harvested at 25.5 °B Juice spent 6 hours on the skins before inoculation Fermentation took place at 26°C - 28°C for about 4 days Pumped over 3 times daily during alcoholic fermentation Malolactic fermentation was completed in tanks Wine then spent 24 months in French oak barrels (100% new) DESCRIPTION Concentrated balckberry, plum, chocolate and vanilla flavours on the nose follow through to a palate which is packed with abundant fruit. Well integrated oak flavours. A supple mouth feel and silky tannin structure. A bold intense beautifully balanced wine. Can mature for another 10 years under good storage conditions. |