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Slanghoek Vinay Dry Red NV

Beautiful, deep red colour. Ripe fruitcake and berry flavours on the nose. A wickedly drinkable four-way blend.

variety : Pinotage [ 30% Pinotage, 25% Cinsaut, 25% Ruby Cabernet, 20% Merlot ]
winery : Slanghoek Cellar
winemaker : Pieter Carstens & Team
wine of origin : Slanghoek
analysis : alc : 14.11 % vol  rs : 3.36 g/l  pH : 3.63  ta : 6.19 g/l  va : 0.48 g/l  so2 : 133 mg/l  fso2 : 44 mg/l  
type : Red  style : Dry   wooded
pack : Bottle  

ageing : Best enjoyed within 1 to 3 years from purchase and cooled down to room temperature.
in the vineyard : Supplier: 16 Production units through-out the Slanghoek Valley
Appellation: Slanghoek
Area planted: Pino - 6 ha, Cinsaut - 4,9 ha, Ruby C - 7,1 ha, Merlot 10 ha
Age of vines: Between 10 and 32 years
Rootstock: Richter 110, Richter 99 and Jacquez
Clone: Unknown
Trellis system: Pino-bush vines 5 wire lenghtened Perold & 5 wire hedge
Irrigation: Dry Land, Micro & drip
Vine density: From 3,333 vines / ha to 6944 vines / ha
Soil: Deep, rocky terrace & deep dark Oakleaf soils
Climate: Continental
about the harvest: Date: Between 25 February and 29 March 2003
Type: Hand harvested
Yield: Average of 12 tons per ha
in the cellar : Crushing/Destemming: Crushed and destemmed by machine
Tanks (type): Stainless Steel Fermentamatic with cooling
Fermentation protocol (vessel, temp, duration): Stainless Steel with cooling / 25 degrees C / 6 days
Malolactic (y/n): Yes
Lees contact / battonage: No
Other method of oak maturation (chips etc.): Oak staves for 6 months on blend
Fining: Bentonite
Filtration: Bulk filtration with diatomacious earth
Stabilisation: minus 4 degrees Celsius for 5 days
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