Diemersdal Grenache 2011

This is a medium-bodied wine with complex flavours of plums and cherries, with delicate hints of spice, smokiness and French Oak integration.

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variety : Grenache [ 100% Grenache ]

winery : Diemersdal Estate

winemaker : Thys Louw

wine of origin : Durbanville

analysis : alc : 14.65 % vol rs : 4.1 g/l pH : 3.41 ta : 6.5 g/l

type : Red body : Medium wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show 2013 - Bronze

in the vineyard : Terrior
Slope: North-facing slopes
Soil: Deep red Hutton
Climate: Moderate with cooling sea breezes from the Atlantic Ocean

Viticulture
Trellising: bush-vine
Age of vines: 6 years
Irrigation: Dry-land conditions

about the harvest: The grapes were hand harvested at optimum ripeness.
Yield: 7t/ha

in the cellar : Fermented in an open fermenter for 5 days at 26° - 28°C. Punch through every 4 hours, pressed at 5° Balling; 100% MLF completed spontaneously in barrels.
Maturation: 13 months oak maturation in new 225L French oak barrels.

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