Kleine Draken Dry Red 2005

Colour: Deep, brilliant ruby red.
Nose: Elegant berry fruit.
Palate: Soft and well-rounded easy drinker.

White or red meats, spicy fish, poultry, pastries or pasta dishes.

variety : Merlot [ Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc ]
winery : Zandwijk
winemaker : Neil Schnoor
wine of origin : Paarl
analysis : alc : 13.45 % vol  rs : 0.57 g/l  pH : 3.94  ta : 5.7 g/l  fso2 : 23 mg/l  
type : Red   wooded kosher
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

in the vineyard : Irrigation: Overhead
Trellis System: Extended Perold
Soil: Decomposed Granite
Climate: Hot dry summers & heavy winter rains

about the harvest: Type: Handpicked
Date: 22 February 2005
Yield: 6 tons / ha

in the cellar : After destalking and crushing the mash was flash pasteurized and then re-cooled to 24°C .The mash was then inoculated with a specially chosen yeast strain. At about 2° Balling the mash was pressed and the wine matured in 2nd fill French Oak for 6 months. The wine was sterile filtered and bottled after suitable tank maturation in February 2008.

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