Deetlefs Pinotage 2010

Name: Deetlefs Pinotage 2010
Brand: Deetlefs
SKU: 30043

A rich, royal blackberry colour with a gentle smokiness on the nose and voluptuous berry fruit on the palate.

Kudu, springbuck, roast duck with cranberries.

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : Deetlefs Estate

winemaker : Ferdi Visser

wine of origin : Breedekloof

analysis : alc : 13.66 % vol rs : 1.4 g/l pH : 3.77 ta : 5.0 g/l

type : Red style : Dry wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : 2 - 5 years

in the vineyard : Rootstock: 101-14
Clone: P148A
Plant Date: 1995
Hectares: 10 ha
Trellising System: 4 wire vertical Perold
Irrigation System: Drip & Micro
Height above sea level: 236
Direction: N/S

Viticulturist: Philip du Toit

about the harvest: Harvest date: 1 March 2010

in the cellar : Various techniques were applied to all stages of the winemaking process to provide as many possible different building blocks (styles) to ensure optimum complexity in the final blend. These include but are not limited to; grape selection, processing (reductive oxidative), fermentation (different yeasts) and various wood treatments where applicable. Matured for 10 months on 30% new wood, all French oak.

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