variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]
winemaker : Matthew Copeland
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 14.2 % vol rs : 2.0 g/l pH : 3.4 ta : 6.15 g/l va : 0.5 g/l so2 : 90 mg/l fso2 : 38 mg/l
type : Red taste : Fragrant
pack : Bottle closure : Cork
about the harvest: Low average yields, picked at an optimal ripeness of 24º Balling gives the wine exceptional colour intensity, great body and a full fruity flavour.
in the cellar : At Welbedacht, Pinotage is a core product for us and we make it with considerable care. Once the bunches have been hand selected in the vineyard, the whole grapes are chilled in our special pre-cooling room for 24hrs, before being gently destemmed and crushed.
The crushed grapes are then allowed to cold soak overnight, before being inoculated with yeast. The grapes ferment in open cement fermenters for approximately 5 days at 25º C and are ‘punched down’ regularly by hand. The grapes are then pressed in our special basket press, before the wine is dry, and fermentation is completed in stainless steel tanks. This practice preserves the wine’s fruity character and moderates spiciness as well as harsh tannin extraction.
All grapes come from the farm and we can truly say that the wine is grown, made, matured and bottled at Welbedacht.