Hidden Valley Pinotage 2015

Bright red fruits, raspberries and vanilla on the nose follow through with dark cherries, plum and mocha notes. The palate is elegant and soft with silky tannins and a lingering finish.

Ideally paired with: pork dishes; spaghetti bolognaise and cured meat. Serving temperature: 14° - 17° C

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]
winemaker : Annalie van Dyk
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 14.83 % vol  rs : 2.3 g/l  pH : 3.56  ta : 5.0 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Cork  

AWARDS
2014 Vintage
John Platter Awards - 3½ Stars

2013 Vintage
Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show - Silver

2011 Vintage
Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show Veritas Awards

2009 Vintage
Decanter International Awards - SiIver
Veritas Awards - Silver
in the vineyard : Soil: Oakleaf

about the harvest: This Pinotage was picked from various top quality vineyards, at between 25° B.

in the cellar : The grapes were carefully crushed and destemmed before being pumped to stainless steel fermentors. The wine was pumped over three to four times a day during fermentation for gentle extraction of colour and flavour. After fermentation the wine was aged with oak staves for 6 months before being filtered and bottled. Bottling date: January 2015 Released: October 2015

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