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Neethlingshof Lord Neethling Pinotage 2001

Colour: Deep red.
Bouquet: A bit shy on the nose, but aromas of raspberry and cherries are evident.
Taste: Full-bodied with cherries, vanilla and oak spices.

An ideal companion to red meat, spicy stews and game.
variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]
winemaker : De Wet Viljoen
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 14.74 % vol  rs : 3.1 g/l  pH : 3.73  ta : 5.7 g/l  va : 0.7 g/l  so2 : 56 mg/l  fso2 : 14 mg/l  
type : Red  body : Full   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2004 - Gold

ageing :  The wine is ready to enjoy now, but will improve for another five to seven years with maturation.

in the vineyard :  The vineyards (viticulturist: Eben Archer)
Planted in 1997 the vines which produced this wine are grown on slopes facing north westerly some 120 m above sea level, in soils originally from decomposed granite. The vines grafted onto nematode and filloxera resistant rootstock Richter 110 and trellised on a five-wire system, received supplementary irrigation from an overhead sprinkler system.
about the harvest: The grapes were hand harvested in early March at 24,5ºB, yielded 6 tons/ha.
in the cellar :  After destalking and crushing the mash was fermented using the pure yeast culture NT50. Fermentation took place in rotation tanks at 28° C over six days whereafter the skins were pressed. After malolactic fermentation the wine was matured for 18 months in French (90%) and American (10%) oak.

After a light egg white fining the wine was filtered through a sheet filter and bottled.
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