Anthonij Rupert Cape of Good Hope Basson Pinotage 2015

Name: Anthonij Rupert Cape of Good Hope Basson Pinotage 2015
Brand: Anthonij Rupert
SKU: 44987

Bold raspberry and youngberry aromas which mingle with a deeper leather nuance. Lively juicy palate with ripe red and blue fruit ﬂavours. There’s a subtle squeeze of oak tannin but it remains well structured and eﬀortlessly smooth textured yet simultaneously succulent. Harmonious and approachable but with gentle gravitas.

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variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : Anthonij Rupert Wyne

winemaker : Dawie Botha

wine of origin : Swartland

analysis : alc : 13.16 % vol rs : 2.00 g/l pH : 3.58 ta : 4.9 g/l va : 0.70 g/l so2 : 133 mg/l fso2 : 34 mg/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

in the vineyard : The Basson family of Nooitgedacht, farms the vines themselves in the famous granite soils of the Paardeberg. Bush vine Pinotage at high altitude on the top of Paardeberg in Swartland is a challenge between farmers, baboons, buck and winds. Natural low yields and the higher altitude, with no irrigation and small vines, complicate the situation.

about the harvest: AVERAGE TEMP: 19.7°C RAINFALL: 347mm HARVESTING BEGAN: 02/03/2015 HARVESTING ENDED: 02/03/2015 ORIGIN OF FRUIT: Paardeberg SOIL TYPE: Decomposed Granite YIELD: 4 ton/ha

in the cellar : The grapes were hand-sorted and fermented in 1 ton open top stainless steel tanks. After fermentation the wine was drained oﬀ the skins and underwent malolactic fermentation in cement tanks. The wine was aged in 2nd and 3rd ﬁll French oak barrels for 14 months. The wines are bottle-aged for 24 months

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