Pinotage

Hand-picked in 500kg fruit bins, the grapes were handled with minimum intervention and de-stemmed over a sorting table into 15 ton fermenters. The must was left overnight and then 10-15% of its juice was drained to concentrate the body, flavour and aroma compounds of the final product. The wine was then fermented with a preferred yeast strain and continuous timer-regular pump-over cycles, in combination with compressed air, were used to extract maximum fruit, colour and tannin. The wine was then matured in a combination new and second fill, tight grained medium toasted French oak barrels for 14 months. COLOUR Deep red with a purple edge NOSE Bright red fruit with sweet wood spice showing undertones of cinnamon, and hints of cedar wood. TASTE A full-bodied wine with a juicy palate of ripe red fruit and cinnamon. Wellbalanced and elegant with accessible tannin structurer and lingering aftertaste. ALCOHOL 14.30% RESIDUAL SUGAR 2.09g/l TOTAL ACIDITY 5.68g/l PH 3.60

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