Winters Drift Pinot Noir 2013

Colour: Pale Red colour.
Nose: Rather than a fruit dominated nose, you experience the appeal of Pinot Noir with truffles and forest floor wrapped in rose perfume. Soft barrel aromas and red cherries add depth.
Palate: Complex, satisfying, with a softness that is unique to Pinot Noir.

Perfect for white meat and vegetable dishes.

variety : Pinot Noir [ 100% Pinot Noir ]

winery : Winters Drift

winemaker : Koen Roose

wine of origin : Elgin

analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol rs : 2.8 g/l pH : 3.4 ta : 5.2 g/l

type : Red style : Dry wooded

pack : Bottle size : 0 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

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 L French Oak barrels. The wine was not racked before bottling and did not go through any filtrations prior to bottling.

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