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Leopard's Leap Pinotage/Shiraz 2007

Nose: Dry plums, mulberry and vanilla.
Palate: Great balance, spicy and peppery character with firm tannin structure.
Wine style: Medium-bodied, fruity.

variety : Pinotage [ 52% Pinotage, 48% Shiraz ]
winemaker : Eugene van zyl
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol  rs : 2.5 g/l  pH : 3.9  ta : 5.5 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
in the vineyard : Selective grape selection from the Villiersdorp, Darling and other prime Western-Cape areas.

in the cellar : Standard fermentation with selective yeast accompanied by pump-overs and punch downs at 3° C Balling. Extended skin maceration, pressed and post-fermentation malolactic. Fermentation completed on oak staves.

Shiraz component matured in 225 litre European oak barrels for 12 months. Pinotage component has been oak staved for 6 months with added micro-oxygenation.

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