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La Cave Pinotage 2004

2006 International Wine and Spirit Competition - Silver: Best in Class
Winemakers' Choice Awards 2006 - Diamond Award Winner
WINE Magazine 2006 - 4 Stars
ABSA Top 10 2005
Veritas 2005 - Gold
Winemakers' Choice Awards 2005 - Diamond Award Winner

A sweet-fruited nose with whiffs of ripe banana. Ripe raspberry tones on the palate are beautifully balanced with firm yet mature tannins. Full bodied yet supple.

Ideal with red meat.

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : Wellington Wines

winemaker : AndrÃ© Swanepoel

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol rs : 2.2 g/l pH : 3.5 ta : 5.9 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle

AWARDS

2006 International Wine and Spirit Competition - Silver: Best in Class
Winemakers' Choice Awards 2006 - Diamond Award Winner
Wine Magazine 2006 - 4 Stars
ABSA Top 10 2005
Veritas 2005 - Gold
Winemakers' Choice Awards 2005 - Diamond Award Winner

in the vineyard : The grapes come from a single vineyard with a yield of less than 10 tons per hectare.

about the harvest: Fruit was picked at optimum maturity.

in the cellar : The grapes were fermented dry on the skins at 26ÂºC. Thereafter the free run portion was placed in new 225 litre oak barrels. Full malolactic fermentation was allowed in the barrels. It was returned to the same barrels (80% from French and 20% from American origin) for 12 months.

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