Porterville Cellars Unfiltered Reserve Pinotage 2004

2008 Veritas Awards - Bronze Medal
Spicy plum and berry flavours. Mulberry, strawberry and raspberry, are prominent on the nose and carry through to the palate. This is a full, robust wine with a long aftertaste. The wine will continue to evlove over the next couple of years.

Serve with matured meat, especially venison, pies and sauces.

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]
winery : Tulbagh Winery
winemaker : Andr? Oberholzer & Dico du Toit
wine of origin : Swartland
analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol  rs : 2.4 g/l  pH : 3.56  ta : 6.2 g/l  
type : Red   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

AWARDS
2008 Veritas Awards - Bronze Medal

ageing : 5 years+

in the vineyard : Location: Piketberg
Elevation: Piketberg: 152m
Exposition: Piketberg: Westerly
Soils: Piketberg: Oakleaf
Varieties: Pinotage
Vine Age: Piketberg: 1995 and 1998
Yield: Average: 9 tons/ha
Rootstock/clone: Richter 99 and Richter 110
Planting density: Average: 1666 vines/ha
Canopy Management: Perold trellis and Bush vines: suckering and green harvesting used as necessary to keep yields in check

about the harvest: Harvesting: by machine and hand picked

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