L Avenir Rosé de Pinotage 2006

Colour: Light Salmon pink with a light tint of onion skin on edge.
Nose: Sweet strawberry and candyfloss backed with ripe melon and floral flavours.
Palate: Fresh taste of strawberry and lime with a crisp aftertaste.

Lively nose, full of fruit on the palate with refreshing balanced aftertaste.

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : L'Avenir Vineyards

winemaker : Francois Naude

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 13.0 % vol rs : 6.6 g/l pH : 3.39 ta : 3.7 g/l

type : Rose

pack : Bottle

in the vineyard : Vineyard region: Trellised vineyard on Northern slope. Glenrosa soils.

Vintage: A very good vintage for the Pinotage variety. Abundance of fruit and well-balanced natural acids give a great end result.

about the harvest: Harvest date: Last week in February 2006.

in the cellar : Yeast: Selected strains Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Fermentation: 22 days at 16Â°C - 18Â°C in stainless steel tanks.
Maceration: None
Malolactic fermentation: None
Maturation: No wood
Fining: Bentonite and Isinglass
Bottling: Cold stabilized and sterile filtered at bottling under vacuum to retain fruit and freshness.

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