Nitida Pinotage 2008

Peaty herbs and eucalyptus meet sweet violets in a compote of stewed blueberries, soft cedarwood and firm but gentle tannins. The lovely, clean palate has a light eucalyptus character, which has become synonymous with the Nitida pinotage over the years.

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : Nitida

winemaker : RJ Botha

wine of origin : Durbanville

analysis : alc : 15.36 % vol rs : 2.41 g/l pH : 4.19 ta : 5.01 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

in the vineyard : We regrafted most of our Pinotage block to Sauvignon Blanc in 2005, leaving a half a hectare to satisfy our very vocal supporters for this wine, from which we can make only 400 cases. The direct south easter, lack of irrigation and location of the vineyard make for very small berries in this vigorous block - small individual grape size and fairly low yield gives intense fruit flavour of black, red and blue berries.

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