Graham Beck Pinotage 2009

Ripe cherry, strawberries and plums on the nose with ripe red berry fruit and spices on the palate. A full structured and well balanced wine with a juicy but elegant mouthfeel and silky soft tannins.

Enjoy with cassoulette, ceps fillet, pasta chingale, cheese curd or gorgonzola cheese.

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]
winery : Graham Beck
winemaker : Pieter Ferreira
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 14 % vol  rs : 4.7 g/l  pH : 3.50  ta : 5.88 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

in the vineyard : Pinotage vineyards from Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and Robertson. Vineyards produce around 6 - 9 tons per hectare.

about the harvest: Handpicked at optimum ripeness.

in the cellar : Fermented in open and closed fermenters with regular punch downs and pump overs to ensure upfront fruit and soft extraction. Matured in 3rd and 4th fill barrels for 10 months with a portion of the blend left unoaked.

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