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Welbedacht Hattrick 2005

This classically styled Cape Blend shows layers of ripe red and black cherries with orange peel and dark chocolate, delicately laced together by sweet cedar and oak spice. The palate is rich with lively acidity and lingering flavours of violets, lavender and coconut.

variety : Pinotage [ 50% Pinotage, 41% Shiraz, 9% Merlot ]
winemaker : Matthew Copeland
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 14.33 % vol  rs : 2.1 g/l  pH : 3.58  ta : 6.2 g/l  va : 0.61 g/l  so2 : 101 mg/l  fso2 : 21 mg/l  
type : Red   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
in the vineyard : 2005 was a year of low yields and even lower rainfall. Because of less water availability yields were down which meant greater fruit concentration. Late rain during December caused the Botrytis alarms to go off for early ripening varieties like Pinotage but proved ideal for the later ripening Merlot and Syrah, which are the components of this blend

about the harvest: An average yield of 7-8 tons/ha was harvested in the early morning, while temperatures were still low.

in the cellar : After harvesting the grapes were gently destemmed and crushed.

Fermentation temperatures were moderate to promote elegance and temper harsh tannin extraction. Once pressed, the wine was racked to barrel, where it under went malo-lactic fermentation. Only second, third and fourth-fill barrels were used to enhance the wine’s natural finesse.

After 18 months in oak the wine was blended and given a light albumen (egg white) fining to round-off any unwanted tannins. Before bottling the wine was delicately filtered.

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