Graham Beck Old Road Pinotage 2003

Name: Graham Beck Old Road Pinotage 2003
Brand: Graham Beck Old Road
SKU: 14085

Veritas 2006 - Gold
Rich, plum and ripe cherries with dark chocolate intermingled with delicate clove spiciness. Ripe fruit tannins for a structured mouth feel, succulent and full. Elegant, long finish.

Any full flavoured dishes, meat, pasta or cheese â€“ even baked puddings.

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variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : Graham Beck

winemaker : Pieter Ferreira

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 14.37 % vol rs : 1.49 g/l pH : 3.44 ta : 5.14 g/l

type : Red body : Full taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

Veritas 2006 - Gold

ageing : Will mature in the bottle for a further 8 - 10 years.

in the vineyard : 'The Old Road' Vineyard planted in 1971 on our Franschhoek estate beneath the mountain on deep well drained gravel loam soils, producing 4 tonnes per hectare.

about the harvest: Handpicked in February 2003.

in the cellar : After destalking the wine was pumped in to open fermenters with 3 punch downs per day. Fermented dry on the skins at 25 - 28ÂºC after a week. Malolactic fermentation followed and the wine was then transferred into new French and American Oak barriques for 12 months.

Cooper: A selection of first and second fill barrels French and American barrels.

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