Tier 3 - Hill Station Pinotage Reserve 2005

A South African speciality, this vibrant Pinotage delivers brambly, blackberry fruit with a twist of black pepper spice on the finish.

Light use of oak has enhanced, approachable wine that is particularly suited to game or sausage dishes.

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : Cape First Wines

winemaker : Christo Versfeld

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol rs : 5.00 g/l pH : 3.40 ta : 5.64 g/l

type : Red wooded

pack : Bottle

ageing : Maturation potential: 3 - 5 years

in the vineyard : Soil type: Decomposed Granite
Age of vines: 12 years
Trellising: Bush vine
Yield: 8 - 10 tons/ha
Irrigation: Drip

about the harvest: Picking date: Beginning February
Grape sugar: 24Âº Balling
Acidity: 6.0 g/ltr
pH at harvest: 3.4

in the cellar : Fermentation temperature: 26 - 28ÂºC
Method: Three daily pump-overs with wine undergoing 100% malolactic fermentation.
Wood ageing: Lightly oaked

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Tier 3 - Hill Station Pinotage Reserve 2005

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Christo Versfeld