Pinotage

The new Legend Range is Windmeul’s Super Premium wine range. This Pinotage is one of the three wines of the range. It is named after Theuns Briers, a formal Windmeul Director and Springbok wing who played test rugby for South Africa during the 1955-1956 tour against the British Lions and New Zealand All Blacks. The Legend Pinotage is a limited, barrel selected wine that showcases the best Pinotage Windmeul can produce. The grapes originate from a 21 year old bush vine vineyard in the Agter-Paarl and were hand harvested at 26°B. Cold maceration took place for two days before the wine was inoculated with yeast. Fermentation took place at 25 - 26°C in open fermenters with regular punch downs and pump overs. At 3°B the wine was racked from the skins to New French oak barrels were MLF and maturation took place for 18 months. This deep red ruby coloured wine has a complexed nose of cedar, ripe plum, cherries and dark fruit. The Oak is well integrated with lots of fruit on the palate and a lingering after taste of well-rounded tannins.