Diemersdal Pinotage 2007

Name: Diemersdal Pinotage 2007
Brand: Diemersdal
SKU: 20203

This wine shows a complex nose of red fruits, vanilla, exotic spices, coffee and rich dark chocolate aromas. The palate is full flavoured and smoothly textured with oriental spice, chocolate and roasted banana flavours.

Lamb knuckle or oxtail stew with sun-dried tomato.

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variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : Diemersdal Estate

winemaker : Thys Louw, Mari van der Merwe

wine of origin : Durbanville

analysis : alc : 14.61 % vol rs : 3.7 g/l pH : 3.5 ta : 5.9 g/l

type : Red wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

2007: Gold Award at Veritas 2008
2007: Winemakers' Choice Diamond Award 2008
2006: Premium Class - SAA Wine Awards 2009
2006: 3 ½ Stars John Platter 2009

ageing : Our Pinotage is drinking superbly now, but will also benefit for another 5 years cellaring.

in the vineyard :

Terroir
Slope: North facing slopes

Soil: Deep red Hutton

Climate: Moderate with cooling sea breezes from the Atlantic Ocean

Viticulture
Yield: 5 - 7 t/ha

Trellising: Bush-vine

Age of vines: 32 years

Irrigation: Dry-land conditions

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested at optimum ripeness.

in the cellar :

Fermented in open fermenters for 5 - 7 days at 26 - 29°C. Punch through every 4 hours, pressed at 5° Balling. 100% Malolactic fermentation completed spontaneously in tanks; racked into 225 litre French oak barrels.

16 months oak maturation in 60% new 225 litre French oak barrels.

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