Winters Drift Pinot Noir 2012

Colour: Dark Ruby coloured.
Nose: Poignant oak and cherry aromas dominate the nose. Supporting aromas are predominately vegetative in nature and include forest floor, rhubarb and mushroom.
Palate: On the palate the gentleness of the Pinot Noir grape comes to the fore.

Perfect for white meat and vegetable dishes.

variety : Pinot Noir [ 100% Pinot Noir ]

winery : Winters Drift

winemaker : -

wine of origin : Elgin

analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol rs : 2.4 g/l pH : 3.5 ta : 5.5 g/l

type : Red style : Dry wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : Will age splendidly over the next three to five years.

in the vineyard : Viticulture
The Pinot Noir vineyards have a (cooler) south facing aspect, and are 310m above sea level. Planted with a vine spacing of 2.5m x 1.5m in deep red/yellow soils with high water retention capacity, but very well drained.

Vineyard Information
Planted: 2007
Clone: PN115A
Rootstock: R110

about the harvest: Grape Analysis
Sugar: 23.5°B
pH: 3.55
Total Acidity: 5.04 g/?

in the cellar : 30% whole bunch and 70% destemmed. No cold soak took place. Grapes and must was not inoculated with selected wine yeasts and fermentation was left to start naturally. Malolactic fermentation took place in 300 litre French oak barrels. The wine was not racked before bottling and did not go through any filtrations prior to bottling.

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