variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]
winemaker : Cornelis Dumas
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.74 % vol rs : 2.6 g/l pH : 3.54 ta : 5.7 g/l
type : Red style : Dry body : Full taste : Fragrant wooded
pack : Bottle closure : Cork
in the vineyard : Background
Jacobsdal Wine Estate, which lies between Stellenbosch and Kuils River, and situated 10 kms from the False Bay coast, is able to take maximum advantage of the cooling effects of prevailing maritime breezes. The farm has been in the Dumas family for three generations. The present owner and winemaker is Cornelis Dumas who has a close affinity for Pinotage, a varietal with which he has been working since 1966, using traditional, French techniques. His son Hannes assists him.
Vineyard Location
The grapes were sourced from dryland bush vines, established 140m above sea level. Facing southwest, the vineyards grow in sandy, loamy soils with a yellow clay substructure, ensuring good drainage and water retention. They were between 27 and 37 years old at the time of harvest
Viticulturist: Bennie Liebenberg
about the harvest: The grapes were harvested by hand at 24° - 25° Balling in February, when fully ripened, with an average yield of five tons per hectare.