Clairvaux Sandberg Purple 2002

A full-bodied wine with purple rim blended from the most pleasant, easy drinking red wines in our cellar.


variety : Pinotage [ 50% Pinotage, 40% Ruby Cabernet, 10% Merlot ]
winemaker : Pieter van Aarde
wine of origin : Breede River
analysis : alc : 13.83 % vol  rs : 2.61 g/l  pH : 1.8  ta : 5.3 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fruity  
pack : Bottle  

AWARDS
Veritas 2003 - Bronze
in the vineyard : All our red varieties are green picked in January prior to harvesting. Irrigation is controlled by viticulturists and neutron sensors to produce concentrated wines.

in the cellar : Harvested fruity reds are macerated for 24 hours at 15ºC. Alcohol fermentation for 10 days at 25º - 28ºC. Malolactic fermentation for 20 days at 20º - 25ºC. French staves on Pinotage during Malolactic fermentation. Pinotage for plum flavours. Ruby Cabernet for purple colour and blackberry flavours. Merlot for sweet strawberry taste.

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