Tulbagh Winery Shiraz/Pinotage 2010

Colour: Intense black plum and berry colour
Nose: Ripe berry and black plum with hints of coffee and
chocolate.
Palate: Intense black plum and ripe berry flavours with hints of
vanilla and chocolate. Medium bodied with a lingering
coffee aftertaste.

Food Suggestions: To be enjoyed with steak, goulash, roasted guinea fowl,springbok or ostrich dishes

variety : Shiraz [ Shiraz 60 % Pinotage 40 % ]
winery : Tulbagh Winery
winemaker : Naude Bruwer
wine of origin : Coastal Region
analysis : alc : 14.10 % vol  rs : 5.7 g/l  pH : 3.5  ta : 5.5 g/l  
type : Red  style : Off Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Screwcap  

in the vineyard : Harvest details: The grapes are from 4 selected vineyards in the
Tulbagh valley. Harvested during February by both hand
and machine at sugars between 24 - 25.5ºB.

in the cellar : Cellar Treatment: Grapes are fermented on the skins in stainless steel tanks.
Yeast strains are selected to enhance the natural flavours
of the grapes. The wine is pumped over every 4 hours
during alcoholic fermentation. After pressing the wine went
through malolactic fermentation. Special selected french oak
staves are used during malolactic fermentation to give the
wine the distinctive chocolate and coffee flavours.

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