Kleine Draken Dry Red 2006

Name: Kleine Draken Dry Red 2006
Brand: Kleine Draken
SKU: 22620

Colour: Deep, brilliant ruby red.
Nose: Elegant berry fruit.
Palate: Soft and well-rounded easy drinker.

White or red meats, spicy fish, poultry, pastries or pasta dishes.

variety : Merlot [ 60% Merlot, 18% Malbec, 22% Cabernet Franc ]

winery : Zandwijk

winemaker : Jean van Rooyen

wine of origin : Paarl

analysis : alc : 13.32 % vol rs : 2.0 g/l pH : 3.71 ta : 5.6 g/l fso2 : 35 mg/l

type : Red style : Dry taste : Fruity wooded kosher

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

in the vineyard : Irrigation: Overhead
Trellis System: Extended Perold
Soil: Decomposed Granite
Climate: Hot dry summers & heavy winter rains

about the harvest: Type: Handpicked
Date: 7 March 2006
Yield: 8 tons / ha

in the cellar : After destalking and crushing the mash was flash pasteurized and then re-cooled to 24°C .The mash was then inoculated with a specially chosen yeast strain. At about 2° Balling the mash was pressed and the wine matured in 2nd fill French Oak for 6 months. The wine was sterile filtered and bottled after suitable tank maturation in June 2009.

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