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Fat Bastard Pinotage 2018

A deep ruby red medium bodied wine with lush dark fruit and velvety integrated tannins. Rich plum and ripe dark fruit integrated with notes of chocolate and mocha on the nose and follows through to the palate.

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]
winery : Fat Bastard
winemaker : Thys Loubser
wine of origin : Robertson
analysis : alc : 13.21 % vol  rs : 6.2 g/l  pH : 3.47  ta : 5.65 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fragrant   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Cork  

ageing : 3 - 5 Years

The Fat Bastard Pinotage was made from carefully selected grapes with the aim to produce a wine with pure fruit character.
about the harvest: The grapes were harvested from various vineyards.
in the cellar : 

Once fermentation started the tanks was mixed every four hours by punch down or pump over to ensure maximum extraction of aromatic, colour and structure. The wine was fermented dry on the skins and pressed off into French and American 225 l barrels. A combination of new, second fill, third fill and neutral barrels were used.

Oak Maturation: 16 months
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