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L'Avenir Grand Vin Pinotage 2006

Veritas 2008 - Gold
2008 Michelangelo World Wine Awards - Silver Medal
Colour: Deep purple red.
Bouquet: Intense and rich with fruit and spice.
Palate: Full-bodied, complex and incredible length.

Ripe black cherries, plums and chocolate on nose. Rich plummy fruit and complex oak flavours that lingers in the mouth ending with ample soft ripe tannins.

"With almost Barolo-like, enigmatic flair, this distinguished Pinotage stalks your taste buds one by one, converting every one in its path to its cause." - Matthew Jukes' Top 50 from Cape Wine 2008

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]
winemaker : Tinus Els
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.29 % vol  rs : 1.3 g/l  pH : 3.59  ta : 6.0 g/l  va : 0.71 g/l  so2 : 98 mg/l  fso2 : 43 mg/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
Veritas 2008 - Gold
2008 Michelangelo World Wine Awards - Silver Medal

ageing : Will mature well over the next decade.

in the vineyard : Vineyard region: Estate grapes of L'Avenir in Stellenbosch. Glenrosa type soill - decomposed shale with clay underneath.

Vintage: A warm dry summer resulted in excellent healthy ripe grapes. Yields were relatively low and good concentration of flavours were experienced in all the red varieties – an exceptional vintage for Pinotage with long maturation potential.

about the harvest: Harvest date: End of January to mid February 2006

in the cellar : Yeast: specially chosen strains (WE14)
Fermentation: 5 days at up to 32° C in stainless steel tanks
Maceration: 36 hours
Malolactic fermentation: Completed in barrel
Maturation: 12 months in new French oak
Fining: None
Bottling: Barrel samples

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