Kleine Draken Dry Red 2004

Name: Kleine Draken Dry Red 2004
Brand: Kleine Draken
SKU: 17580

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 : 11.85 % vol rs : 2.7 g/l pH : 3.76 ta : 5.4 g/l fso2 : 18 mg/l

type : Red wooded

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: 04 March 2004
Yield: 7 tons / ha

in the cellar : After destalking and crushing the mash was flash pasteurized and then re-cooled to 24Â° C .The mash was then inoculated with a specially chosen yeast strain. At about 2Â° 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 April 2006.

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