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Ridders Creek Pinotage 2003

Toasty, roasty qualities. Mere suggestion of variety's, high toned sweetness; plummy and banana flavours.

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]
winery : Ridders Creek
winemaker : Jeff Wedgwood
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 13.95 % vol  rs : 2.5 g/l  pH : 3.69  ta : 6.1 g/l  va : 0.45 g/l  so2 : 87 mg/l  fso2 : 35 mg/l  
type : Red  style : Dry   wooded
pack : Bottle  
in the vineyard : Climate: Hot summers, cool winters
Soil: Karoo gravel
Area planted: 45 ha
Age of Vines: 4 - 20 years
Rootstock: 101 / 14 and R110
Trellis system: 3-wire fence
Irrigation: Drip
Vine density: 1,2 x 2,4 m
about the harvest: Yield: 12 - 18 tonnes/ha
These Pinotage grapes were harvested by hand during February 2003.
in the cellar : After being crushed the juice was fermented in stainless steel tanks on its skins between 22 - 28ºC for 3 days, and then underwent malolactic fermentation.
Barrel ageing: None, 100% American oak staves.
The Pinotage was fined using Bentonite, and before bottling underwent a bulk filtration and cold stabilisation.
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