Tormentoso Bush Vine Pinotage 2011

A full bodied Pinotage with typical black cherry aromas, toasted marshmallows and sweet fruit. Palate shows plums with soft, rich tannins. Oak maturation adds sweet smoky spice and a hint of vanilla.

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : MAN Family Wines

winemaker : Francois Bezuidenhout

wine of origin :

analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 2.40 g/l pH : 3.59 ta : 5.0 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full taste : Fragrant wooded

pack : Bottle size : 0 closure : Cork

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.

The 2011 vintage in the Agter-Paarl region was a very good vintage for both red and white wines. With dry weather and little rain throughout the growing season, the vines remained healthy and ripened their fruit easily. The crop was smaller than usual, but the grapes were of a high quality. The warm and dry growing season, combined with late summer heat waves, resulted in small berries and concentrated flavours.

about the harvest: Grapes were hand-harvested from bush vine vineyards on Malmesbury shale soils. The harvest was much earlier than usual. Overall the whites were very aromatic and showed typical varietal characteristics. Reds were full-bodied with soft tannins.

in the cellar : 100% Matured in small oak barrels (10% new) for 15 months. Fined and filtered before bottling, first vintage in cork. Production: 2470 x 6 x 750ml

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