Kloovenburg Pinotage 1998

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Garnet red in colour. Bouquet suggests berry jam fruit and chocolate topped with a layer of spice. The palate is smooth, rounded and gently sweet ending on a spicy/peppery note.

variety : Pinotage [ Pinotage ]

winery : Kloovenburg

winemaker : Pieter du Toit

wine of origin : Swartland

analysis : alc : 12.0 % vol rs : 2.4 g/l pH : 3.69 ta : 5.6 g/l

type : Red

pack : Bottle

AWARDS

John Platter - 3 Stars

ageing : Drink over next 24 months.

in the vineyard : This is the first Pinotage made under the Kloovenburg label. This vineyard was planted in 1969 and was one of the first in the Swartland region.

about the harvest: When we harvested the fruit in February, the grapes were harvested at optimum ripeness of 23.5Âº Balling.

in the cellar : The wine was aged for 6 months in new American Oak barrels. After that we left it in the bottle for another 6 months, before we released it.

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