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Devon View Pinotage 2001

Silver - Swiss International Airlines Wine Awards 2003
Full-bodied with ripe blackberry, plumy flavours. Powerful, with firm, juicy tannins. New World style with a long velvety finish.

variety : Pinotage [ Pinotage ]
winemaker : 
wine of origin : Devon Valley
analysis : alc : 13.0 % vol  pH : 3.6  ta : 5.4 g/l  
type : Red  
AWARDS
Silver - Swiss International Airlines Wine Awards 2003
*** in Wine Magazine
***(*) in John Platter Guide 2003
**** in Wineland: May 2002

ageing : 2001 Veritas - Silver
in the vineyard : Climate: Mediterranean – The summers are warm and dry with cold, wet winters. The annual rainfall is approximately 600-800 mm.
Soil: Deep red, Hutton, Clovelly soils
Trellising: Hedged (Perold system)
Yield: 4 – 6 tons/ha
about the harvest: Hand selected grapes were harvested at 26° Balling.
in the cellar : Fermentation took place at 32° C with pump-overs at regular intervals. Fermented until dry before being pressed. Malolactic fermentation was allowed before the wine was blended and bottled.
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