Pinotage 2008

Winemaker`s Comments:
A full bodied intense and robust wine with a dense ruby colour offering dark berries on the nose followed by mouth filling earthy and woody aromas. The lingering fruity aftertaste keeps everything the wine has promised before. It compliments red meat dishes, pasta and spicy Asian food. The wine is made to be enjoyed now. It will, however, be relished most 3-5 years after vintage.

Grape Variety: 
100 % Pinotage
Location:
Devon Vale Stellenbosch
Soil Type:
Decomposed Granite
Planting Date:
1998
Harvest Date: 
March 18-19, 2008
Sugar at Harvest:
27.0 Balling
Harvest Method:
Hand picked
Harvest Volume:
8.9 to
Alcohol by Volume:
16.0 %
Residual Sugar:
3.2 g/l
Total Acid:
5.1 g/l
Volatile Acid:
0.563 g/l
Total Sulphur:
71 mg/l
ph:3.68
Maturation:
13 Months in French Oak
Bottling Date:
May 26, 2009