Fort Simon Pinotage 1998

Name: Fort Simon Pinotage 1998
SKU: 379

Fort Simon winemaker Marinus Bredell, describes the wine with strong berry flavours on the nose and ripe plum on the palate supported by soft, wood tannins.

variety : Pinotage [ Pinotage ]

winery : Fort Simon Wine Estate

winemaker : Marinus Bredell

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 14.03 % vol rs : 2.9 g/l pH : 3.6 ta : 5.6 g/l

type : Red

in the vineyard : The grapes came from vineyards planted in 1974 at an altitude of 185 to 195 metres above sea level. The trellised vineyards face southeast and west.

about the harvest: The grapes were picked by hand at 24,6Âº Balling on March 2, 1998.

in the cellar : In the cellar the juice fermented at 26 to 28ÂºC on the skins until dry. After malolactic fermentation the wine was wood matured for 8 months- 10% in American oak and the rest in French oak.

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