Neil Ellis Bottelary Pinotage 2015

Deep dark colour reflective of the vintage. This multi-faceted wine shows dark plum, cherry and blackberry fruit touched by notes of dark chocolate and elegant floral notes. The pallet shows freshness with chalky fine grained tannins.

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : Neil Ellis Wines

winemaker : Warren Ellis

wine of origin : Bottelary

analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol rs : 2.6 g/l pH : 3.44 ta : 5.5 g/l

type : Red wooded

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

AWARDS

2018 Platter's Wine Guide - 5 stars

These limited release wines demonstrate the distinctiveness of specific vineyard sites and represent our finest quality.

in the vineyard : Well established 20 year old bush vine vineyards with access to supplementary irrigation. These vineyards are south-west facing slopes and grown on decomposed granite.

about the harvest: Harvest commenced on the 8th February. Grapes were harvested at 26°B with a total acid of 7.4 g/l and a pH of 3.38.

in the cellar : Fermentation initiated in stainless steel tanks. The crushed grapes underwent a series of pump overs and punching after which the wine was racked off to barrel to complete alcoholic fermentation. Malolactic fermentation took place in barrels. This wine spent 16 months in 50% new French oak barrels, the balance in 2nd fill and older.

Bottled in September 2016.

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