Simonsig Redhill Pinotage 1997

Name: Simonsig Redhill Pinotage 1997
SKU: 749

The old bush vines grow on deep red soils where it produces small yields resulting in a rich concentrated wine. New oak maturation is followed by further barrel selection to create a wine that will bring great pleasure to the connoisseur. The dark red colour indicates rich concentration of ripe plummy and mulberry fruitiness against spicy vanilla oak background.

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variety : Pinotage [ Pinotage ]

winery : Simonsig Family Vineyards

winemaker : Johan Malan

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 13.4 % vol rs : 2.0 g/l pH : 3.8 ta : 5.0 g/l

ageing : 6 to 8 years

in the cellar : The first red wine released by Simonsig in 1970 was a Pinotage. The Redhill Pinotage is a selection of our best New Oak matured Pinotage which come from the famous Redhill of the Simonsig Estate. The red soils originate from decomposed shale and granite and is considered to be the best soils for growing red wine. This is due to its good drainage and good mositure retention capacity. The Redhill Pinotage is an oak matured wine made from selected vineyards on "Rooibult" hence the name - Redhill

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