Reserve Pinotage 2020
R4,380.00
Bottle Price R730 | Case Price (6 Bottles) R4380
Special Reserve selection from 15 of the finest barrels.
Cultivar
100% Pinotage.
Characteristics
Full bodied red wine. Fruit driven food wine.
Tasting Notes
This deep ruby red coloured Pinotage has a complex nose of red berries, cherry and plum, backed by pure Pinotage fruit. These red fruit aromas carry through onto a rich palate supported by a good concentration of tannin and well-integrated oak, which lends subtle wood spices that compliments the fruit.
In the Vineyard
Soil: Low yielding, well drained vertical shale/schist
Yield: 6.4 tons/Ha
Aspect: West-North-West & East
Trellis: 70% raised bush vine and 30% trellised (VSP)
Harvest
Grapes were night harvested and picked by hand to retain flavours.
Cellar Practices
A 48-hour cold maceration period was given prior to fermentation to extract colour and fruit. Extraction during fermentation took place by doing manual punch downs 3 times per day. Skins were gently pressed before fermented dry. MLF took place in barrels, after which it was matured for 22 months in 60% new and 40% 2nd fill French oak barrels. This wine was made by blending a strict selection of the finest 20 barrels.
Ageing Potential
15 years after vintage.
Serving Temperature
Recommended to be served at 17°C.
Analysis
| Residual sugar | 4.1 g/l |
| Acidity | 5.8 g/l |
| ph | 3.55 |
| Alcohol | 14.5 % |
| Appellation | Tulbagh |