Tormentoso Bushvine Pinotage 2010

A full bodied Pinotage with typical black cherry aromas, toasted marshmallows and sweet fruit. Palate shows plums with soft, rich tannins.

variety : Pinotage [ 89% Pinotage, 11% Shiraz ]

winery : MAN Family Wines

winemaker : .

wine of origin : Paarl

analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 2.3 g/l pH : 3.46 ta : 6.0 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full

pack : Bottle closure : Screwcap

in the vineyard : Grape Source: Dry-farmed, bush vine vineyards on the Eenzaamheid farm in Agter-Paarl
Vineyard info: Planted on weathered Malmesbury Shale soils.
Vineyards are un-irrigated bush vine vineyards.

about the harvest: Grapes were hand-harvested from bush vine vineyards on Malmesbury shale soils.

Ideal ripening conditions started the 2010 season, with cool temperatures prevailing. Strong winds resulted in some crop loss, but increased concentration of flavours in remaining fruit. Good winter rains in 2009 kept vineyards healthy throughout summer. Overall quality of wines was very good indeed.

in the cellar : Matured in a combination of French and American 225L oak barrels for 6 months for the softening effect of the oak barrels on the tannins. 5% of the barrels were new. Remaining portion was matured in stainless steel tanks. Fined and filtered before bottling with screw cap closures.

Total Production: 1440 x 6 x 750ml

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