Pineau de Laborie 1998

Rich plum and fruit caracter on the nose. Soft alcohol that is not prominent on the nose or palate.

Serve chilled with cheese and fruit.

variety : Pinotage [ Pinotage ]
winery : Laborie Wines
winemaker : Gideon Theron
wine of origin : Paarl
analysis : alc : 17.75 % vol  rs : 89.0 g/l  pH : 3.98  ta : 5.4 g/l  
 wooded

in the vineyard : Climate: Wet winters and warm summers, tempered by cool ocean breezes from over the mountain.
Soil: Weathered granite and clovelly from Paarl Mountain.

about the harvest: Grapes were harvested at 23° Balling.

in the cellar : Using wild yeast, they were then fermented down by 6° Balling. The juice were fortified to 17% alcohol/vol by using brandy distilled from Pinotage. This product is, therefore, 100% Pinotage.

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