Swartland Winemakers’ Collection Dry Red NV

Colour: Deep, red colour.
Bouquet: Fruit driven wine with upfront berry flavours and hints of dark spice.
Palate: This medium bodied wine has lots of berry flavours on the palate and has a low tannin structure, which makes for an easy everyday drinking wine.

Enjoy with light pastas dishes, pizza and barbequed meats.

variety : Pinotage [ 30% Pinotage, 25% Merlot, 25% Cinsaut, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winery : Swartland Winery
winemaker : 
wine of origin : Swartland
analysis : alc : 14.12 % vol  rs : 2.6 g/l  pH : 3.6  ta : 5.2 g/l  va : 0.53 g/l  so2 : 107 mg/l  fso2 : 34 mg/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fruity  
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Screwcap  

ageing : Drink now or within 1 year.

in the vineyard : Temperate, mediterranean weather conditions. Limited irrigation, mainly dry land bush vine vineyards.

about the harvest: The 4 cultivars used in our Dry Red blend come from bush vines and are harvested at about 24 - 27 °B.

in the cellar : Wines are prepared as per usual – fermented dry, malolactic fermentation completed and filtered. After filtration the different cultivars are tasted and the final blends are made.
Post Bottling: Filtered and stored in stainless steel until bottling.

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