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Landskroon Tinta Barocca 2003

Wine-of-the-Month Club Best Value Award - Unusual Red Cultivar out of 14 wines
Medium bodied wine with a dark red colour. The ripe tannins are in balance with fruit and alcohol. A rich mouth feel, complemented by subdued oak flavours.

variety : Tinta Barocca [ 100% Tinta Barocca ]
winery : Landskroon Wines
winemaker : Paul de Villiers
wine of origin : Paarl, Coastal Region
analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol  rs : 2.9 g/l  pH : 3.47  ta : 5.3 g/l  
type : Red   wooded
pack : Bottle  
AWARDS
Wine-of-the-Month Club Best Value Award - Unusual Red Cultivar out of 14 wines

ageing : Very accessible wine at this stage, another 2 - 3 years of careful cellaring will promote added complexity.
in the vineyard : Origin: Paarl, Coastal Region
Climate: Winter Rainfall approximately 600mm per annum. The estate is situated along the south western slopes of Paarl Mountain at an altitude of between 140 and 250 meters and benefits from cooling summer breezes from the Atlantic Ocean.
Irrigation: Limited irrigation of between 50 and 100mm is applied during drier summers in order to allow for optimum development and ripening of grapes.
Soils: Vary from decomposed granited to well drained sandy loam with gravel underlays.
Coopers: Sylvain, Schahinger & Trust.

Age of Vines: 13 years
Clones: TB23C
Root stock: 99
Vines per hectare: 3000
Soil: Sandy loam and decomposed granite
Trellising: Bush & Trellised vines
Yield: 5 – 7 tons per hectare
about the harvest: Grapes were harvested at 24º Balling, destemmed and transferred to fermentation tanks.
in the cellar : After the addition of selected yeast the juice, together with the skins, were allowed to ferment at controlled temperatures of 25ºC and 28ºC. During fermentation at 5º Balling, juice was drained from the skins and fermentation allowed to continue in closed tanks. Any juice remaining in the skins were recovered with the use of a gentle tank press. After allowing for malolactic fermentation the wine was racked from the lees and transferred to closed tanks for maturation.
Barrel maturation: 15 months - 15%
Type of Wood: Mixed French, first & second fill
Bottling date: 12 August 2004
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