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Majors Hill Pinotage 2005

Rich dark ruby red colour with a ripe plum and fruitcake taste with a hint of dark chocolate finishing off with soft tannins.

Best enjoyed with red meat and game dishes.
variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]
winemaker : Alkie van der Merwe
wine of origin : Robertson
analysis : alc : 15.0 % vol  rs : 3.5 g/l  pH : 3.5  ta : 6.1 g/l  
type : Red   wooded
pack : Bottle  

ageing : Up to 7 years.
in the vineyard : Soil Type: Robertson lime with stones and clay
Age of Vines: 8 years
Viticulture practice: Trellised. Controlled irrigation. Green dropping to ensure even ripeness. Yield control by minimalising fertiliser.
Springtime pruning.
Yield per Hectare: 8 tons
about the harvest: Only healthy optimum ripened grapes, hand harvested in February 2005.
in the cellar : The grapes were destemmed only without crushing the berries right into tanks by gravity to ensure no damage to pips and skins
ensuring soft tannins. Fermented at 25ºC to 27ºC and pumped over every 4 hours. Fermentation on skins stopped at about 3º Balling and then pressed where final fermentation is done to prevent bitterness in aftertaste and enhance the fruitiness.
Wood ageing: 12 Months on selected oak.
Bottling date: End April 2006
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