Slanghoek Private Selection Pinotage 2004

Beautiful deep red colour, on the nose some hints of game. Palate is full with some beautiful spicy undertones. Well integrated wood from small French barrique.

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : Slanghoek Cellar

winemaker : Pieter Carstens & Team

wine of origin : Slanghoek

analysis : alc : 14.08 % vol rs : 5.61 g/l pH : 3.68 ta : 5.24 g/l va : 0.73 g/l so2 : 127 mg/l fso2 : 47 mg/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full wooded

pack : Bottle

in the vineyard : Supplier: S. du Toit
Appellation: Slanghoek
Area planted: 9,0 ha
Age of vines: 8, 9 and 23 years
Rootstock: Richter 99
Clone: P1 and P48
Trellis system: Bush vines
Irrigation: No irrigation
Vine density: 2,778 vines / ha
Soil: Deep, red schale
Climate: Continental

about the harvest: Date: 19 February 2004
Type: Hand harvested
Yield: 6,5 tons / ha

in the cellar : Crushing/Destemming: Destemmed and slightly crushed by machine
Tanks (type): Stainless Steel Fermentamatic with cooling
Fermentation protocol (vessel, temp, duration): Stainless Steel / 27 degrees C / 5 days / 8 pump overs/day
Malolactic (y/n): Yes
Lees contact / battonage: No
Barrel ageing (oak type, % of blend, duration): 8 months / 30% new French & 70% 2nd fill French
Fining: Bentonite
Filtration: Bulk filtration with diatomacious earth
Stabilisation: minus 4 degrees Celsius for 5 days

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