1. HOME
  2. WINES
  3. Lanzerac Rosé 2010
  4. « go back

Lanzerac Rosé 2010

The Lanzerac Rosé possesses a forthcoming nose with a full arrange of early summer fruit like sweet strawberries, youngberry and hints of cranberries. The palate is fresh, clean and not overpowering, but will linger with each sip.

The Rosé will work with any meal, but will be best enjoy with a salad, summer fruits or a light lunch like line fish or seafood.
variety : Merlot [ 58% Merlot, 42% Shiraz ]
winery : Lanzerac
winemaker : Wynand Lategan
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 13.27 % vol  rs : 3.8 g/l  pH : 3.6  ta : 5.6 g/l  va : 0.35 g/l  
type : Rose  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
in the vineyard : Vineyard blocks: Lanzerac L14, Lourensford BG16
Area: 1.10 Ha, and 3.16 Ha
Crop size: 12.6 and 13 tons
Altitude:150m above sea level
Age of vines: 10 and 6 years old
Rootstock: 101-14 Mgt
Clones: SH9C
Soil: Deep, stony sand soils.
Plant direction: East/West
Trellising: 5-wire Perold system. Sufficient to accommodate the vigour of the vines and to ensure good distribution of shoots, leaves and bunches.
Density: 5000 vines/ha
Space between rows: 3m (Dubble rows)
Space between vines: 1.5m
Irrigation: Micro spitters and drip controlled by computer system through moisture meters and tensiometers. This enables stress management of the vines to produce optimum fruit quality. This is done in accordance with the water retention ability of the specific vineyard block.
Canopy management: Optimal balance between vigour and crop load is achieved by pruning through the correct number of bearer eyes (2). Summer manipulation in the form of suckering, shoot thinning and positioning complement the winter pruning.
about the harvest: Yield per ha: 11.45 and 4.15 t/ha

All harvesting is done by hand. Extreme care is taken not to damage grapes and only healthy grapes are picked. Grapes are picked when fully ripe.

Harvest date: 20 February 2010
email the winery
email this page
find our wines in :

OTHER VINTAGES

Lanzerac Rosé 2010
Merlot
Lanzerac Rosé 2011
Shiraz