888 Pinotage Gold 2015
R4,950.00
Bottle Price R1650 | Case Price (3 Bottles) R4950
This is a rare Pinotage for the select few. Only eight hundred and eighty-eight bottles produced each vintage and are individually numbered.
Cultivar
100% Pinotage.
Characteristics
Full bodied red wine. Fruit driven food wine.
Tasting Notes
A dense, full-fruited and powerful wine, the bouquet is loaded with ripe, brambly berry and plum aromas that are hit with complementary notes of black pepper and a touch of cocoa powder. The palate is plush and decadent, with superb balance between the supple yet structured tannins, ample acidity and bold black-fruit flavours.
In the Vineyard
Soil: Low yielding, well drained vertical shale/schist
Yield: 5,6 tons/Ha
Aspect: West-North-West
Harvest
Grapes were night harvested and picked by hand to retain flavours.
Cellar Practices
Grapes were hand picked at night. A 56 hours cold maceration period was given prior to fermentation. Pigeage took place 3 times per day to extract tannin and colour. Skins were pressed at 5°B. MLF took place in barrels. Matured for 22 months in 66% new and 34% 2nd fill French oak barrels. A strict selection of 3 barrels.
Ageing Potential
10 to 12 Years after vintage.
Serving Temperature
Recommended to be served at 17°C.
Analysis
| Winemaker | Adriaan Jacobs |
| Viticulturist | Neville Dorrington |
| Residual sugar | 2.8 g/l |
| Acidity | 6.1 g/l |
| ph | 3.66 |
| Alcohol | 15.43 % |
| Appellation | Tulbagh |