Slaley Pinotage 2004

Name: Slaley Pinotage 2004
Brand: Slaley
SKU: 20167

The same winemaking techniques were followed to produce a wine in similar fashion which speaks of the Slaley terrior. Mineral and earthy with truffle, cigar box and leather aromas. Firm but silky tannins with typical Pinotage varietal character such as coffee, toffee, cedar and pencil shavings.
- Shaun Turnbull

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : Slaley Wines

winemaker : Shaun Turnbull

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 13.49 % vol rs : 2.9 g/l pH : 3.62 ta : 5.4 g/l

type : Red style : Dry wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

in the vineyard : Age of vines: 50 years
Trellising: One wire trellising
Pruning: Cordon with spurs
Soil: Deep Hutton
Position: South West facing slope of Simonsberg on the farm Slaley
Irrigation: Overhead sprinklers
Yield: 3.3 Ton/ha

Block 109 were used again, a old bush vine block that still deliver some of the best Pinotage fruit in South Africa.
- Jaco Mouton

about the harvest: Harvest date: 21 February 2004

in the cellar : Fermentation: Two days cold soaking was given prior to inoculation. The wine fermented dry on the skins peeking at a fermentation temperature of over 30° C. The wine under went Malolactic fermentation in stainless tanks before it was taken to the barrel.
Maturation: 12 months in wood (50% New oak) - 20% American oak of total barrels used.
Fining: 1 egg white per barrel
Filtration: Bulk and course sheet

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