Golden Kaan Pinotage 2003

A medium bodied Pinotage with a typical ruby red appearance. Sweet plums and raspberries on the nose and soft fruit and wood tannins are well integrated and friendly. A good example of this unique South African grape.

Will complement pork, poultry dishes and veal. Serving temperaure - 18ÂºC.

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : Golden Kaan

winemaker : Sterik de Wet

wine of origin : Western Cape

analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 5.5 g/l pH : 3.6 ta : 5.8 g/l

type : Red wooded

pack : Bottle

AWARDS

International Wine Challenge 2005 - Seal of Approval

in the vineyard : Climate: Mediterranean climate with warm, dry summers and cold, wet winters, of approximately 600 - 800 mm or rain per year.
Soil: Table Mountain sandstone and Malmesbury shale.

in the cellar : Healthy, full grapes (24Â° Balling) were fermented on the skins for 7 days at 27Â°C. After malolactic fermentation the wine is matured in a combination of French and American oak barrels for 9 months.

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