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Manley Pinotage 2004

Young Wine Show - Gold
Michelangelo International Wine Awards–Silver
ABSA Top 10 Pinotage Awards 2005
Sweet raspberry whiffs, along with coconut notes. Softly opulent mid-palate, featuring refined tannins, persistent flavours. Satisfyingly mouthfilling. 16 months barrel-matured. 50% American oak.

variety : Pinotage [ Pinotage ]
winemaker : Dave Jordan
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 15.1 % vol  rs : 2.6 g/l  pH : 3.39  ta : 5.5 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry   wooded
pack : Bottle  
AWARDS
Young Wine Show - Gold
Michelangelo International Wine Awards–Silver
ABSA Top 10 Pinotage Awards 2005

ageing : Can keep up to 8 years.
in the vineyard : Vines : single block vineyard with a total area of 1.00 ha.
Yield : Harvest 7.4 tons at 7.4 tons/ha
Clone : PI 48A
Trellis : Double Cordon
about the harvest: Grapes were handpicked, force-cooled and sorted on sorting table before being destemmed.
in the cellar : Berries were conveyed to tanks and crushed directly into them. The mash was cold-soaked for 48 hours. Malolactic fermentation took place in barrels. 16 months in 30% new, 20% 2nd fill American Oak, and 40% new and 10% 2nd fill French Oak barrels.
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