La Cave Pinotage 2006

A sweet-fruited nose with whiffs of ripe banana. Ripe raspberry tones on the palate are beautifully balanced with firm yet mature tannins. Full bodied yet supple.

Ideal with red meat.

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]
winery : Wellington Wines
winemaker : Hugo Truter
wine of origin : 
analysis : alc : 15.0 % vol  rs : 2.3 g/l  pH : 3.6  ta : 5.3 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 0  closure : Cork  

AWARDS
2008 International Wine & Spirit Competition - Silver
2008 Swiss International Air Lines Wine Awards - Silver Award
Veritas 2007 - Double Gold

in the vineyard :  The grapes come from a single vineyard with a yield of less than 10 tons per hectare.

about the harvest:  Fruit was picked at optimum maturity.

in the cellar :  After harvesting the grapes were fermented dry on the skins at 26° C. Thereafter the free run portion went into new 225 litre oak barrels. Full malolactic fermentation was allowed in barrel. Then the wine was racked and after SO2 adjustments, it was returned to the same barrels (80% from French and 20% from American origin) for 12 months.

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