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Diemersdal Matys Red 2008

The Matys Cape-blend is a popular, modern-style and easy-drinking wine that shows aromas of fragrant dark plums, red berries and violets with underlying caramel oak texture. A medium-bodied wine with subtle tannins, and spicy undertones complete this balanced wine with well-defined fruit flavours.

An ideal wine for all barbeque dishes as well as roast pork and spicy chicken sosaties.
variety : Pinotage [ 45% Pinotage 30% Merlot 25% Shiraz ]
winemaker : Thys Louw, Mari van der Merwe
wine of origin : Durbanville
analysis : alc : 13.92 % vol  rs : 4.2 g/l  pH : 3.65  ta : 5.4 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
2007: AWC Vienna 2008 International Wine Challenge - Gold Medal
2007: 2008 Veritas Awards - Bronze Medal
2006: Gold at 2007 Winemaker's Choice Diamond Awards
2006: Best Value 2008
2005: Gold at 2006 Michelangelo Wine Awards
2005: Silver at 2007 Swiss International Airline Awards
in the vineyard : Terroir
Slope: North-facing slopes
Soil: Deep red Hutton
Climate: Moderate with cooling sea breezes from the Atlantic Ocean

Viticulture
Yield: 7 - 9 t/ha
Trellising: 4 wire Perold
Age of vines: 7 - 25 years
Irrigation: Dry-land conditions
about the harvest: The grapes were harvested at full phenolic ripeness - the components were harvested separate.
in the cellar : The grapes were vinified separate. Fermented in open fermenters for 5 - 7 days at 24 - 28°C. Punch through every 4 hours, pressed at 5° Balling. 100% MLF completed spontaneously in tanks then racked into barrels.

11 months wood maturation in older 225 litre French Oak barrels.

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