Morkel Pinotage 2009

Vanilla, coconut, plums and raspberries on the nose, followed by layers of ripe complex fruit and oak flavours on the palate. A bold well balanced wine with a long clean finish.

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variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : Bellevue Estate

winemaker : Wilhelm Kritzinger

wine of origin :

analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol rs : 1.4 g/l pH : 3.52 ta : 6.0 g/l va : 0.67 g/l so2 : 148 mg/l fso2 : 39 mg/l

type : Red wooded

pack : Bottle size : 0 closure : Cork

AWARDS

4½ Stars - John Platter

Wine Guide

2001 - Double Gold At Veritas,

ABSA Top 10 Pinotage,

Michelangelo Grand Gold

2002 - Double Gold At Veritas,

ABSA Top 10 Pinotage

2005 - Double Gold At Michelangelo

2007 - Double Gold Veritas

ageing : Can mature for at least another 5 - 10 years.

in the vineyard : Viticulturist: Dirkie Morkel - 4th Generation owner of the Estate
Origin: Bottelary, Stellenbosch
Climate: A cold wet winter, followed by mild, dry spring and cooler than average summer, created perfect conditions. An excellent vintage.
Soil: Glenrosa
Trellising: Untrellised
Age of Vines: From 36 to 56 years old

about the harvest: The grapes were harvested at 25° Balling
Yield: +/-5t/ha

in the cellar : Fermented at 26° - 28° C for about 4 days. Pumped over 3 times daily during alcoholic fermentation. Malolactic fermentation was completed in tanks. The wine then spent 24 months in 300li (french-made) American oak barrels.

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