Eersterivier Pinotage 2000

Deep red with ruby hues. Intense spicy mulberry fruit with hints of black cherry. Full flavoured ripe tannins with a long chocolate finish. A great partner with spicy dishes and can also compliment every kind of ingredient you can think to put on your pizza.

variety : Pinotage [ Pinotage ]

winery :

winemaker : Our Winemaking Team

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 13.58 % vol rs : 1.46 g/l pH : 3.22 ta : 5.76 g/l

type : Red

ageing : Drink now or keep for next 3 years.

in the vineyard : The average yield will be 9 tonnes per hectare and the age of the vines between 8-25 years. Soil type is weathered granite, planted with bush vine, rootstock R99, 101-14 Mgt. The weather was sunny and dry during final ripening stage.

about the harvest: Harvested at optimum tannin ripeness.

in the cellar : Fermented cool (20-24ÂºC) to retain berry fruit character and pressed before dryness for soft tannins, unwooded.

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