Niel Joubert Pinotage 1999

Michelangelo Awards 2005 - Silver Medal
Medium bodied wine with soft fruit and well balanced tannins. Very typical of this South African cultivar.

variety : Pinotage [ Pinotage ]

winery : Niel Joubert Wines

winemaker : Ernie Leicht

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 13.0 % vol ta : 5.7 g/l

pack : Bottle

AWARDS

Michelangelo Awards 2005 - Silver Medal

in the vineyard : Age of Vines: 15 years
Slope and Aspect: Western slopes of Simonsberg
Soil: Hutton
Trellis type: None - Bush vines
Yield: 3-5 tons per hectare
Irrigation: Supplementary drip
Pruning: 4 spurs per arm

about the harvest: The grapes were hand harvested on the 21st March 1998 at 24.5Âº Balling.

in the cellar : Skin contact: 7 days
Barrel maturation: 10% French oak barrels and 90% tank maturation.

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