Deetlefs Estate Oak Matured Pinotage 2009

Name: Deetlefs Estate Oak Matured Pinotage 2009
Brand: Deetlefs
SKU: 30987

Deep purple colored wine. Ripe black fruit layered with cherry and spice aromas rounded off by chocolate notes. Supple tannins and a well rounded mouth with developing complexity. Wine shows good wood integration with firm mouth filling finish.

Game birds; chocolate-chilli fillet; and rich chocolate pudding.

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : Deetlefs Estate

winemaker : Ferdi Visser

wine of origin : Breedekloof

analysis : alc : 14.29 % vol rs : 4 g/l

type : Red style : Dry wooded

pack : Bottle size : 0 closure : Cork

ageing : p4 - 8 years /p

in the vineyard :

Rootstock: 101-14
Clone: P148A
Plant Date: 1995
Hectares: 10ha

about the harvest: Harvest date: 13 to the 22 February 2009

in the cellar : Grapes are picked at full/optimum ripeness to ensure expression of Pinotage varietal characters. The wine was oak matured for 9 months. 85% was new wood and rest in second and third fill barrels. 70% French and 30% American Oak was used to enhance complexity.

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