Slanghoek Vinay Rose 2003

Beautiful, light red colour. Well-weighted and made in friendly, easy drinkable style. Light and crisp with fruity tones with a slight touch of Pinotage's tannins.

Enjoy as an apertif or with a selection of cheese & olives. Compliments seafood, pasta & chicken.Economical 1 liter packaging.

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]
winery : Slanghoek Cellar
winemaker : Pieter Carstens & Team
wine of origin : Slanghoek
analysis : alc : 13.14 % vol  rs : 7.27 g/l  pH : 3.27  ta : 6.38 g/l  va : 0.47 g/l  so2 : 97 mg/l  fso2 : 44 mg/l  
type : Rose  style : Off Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  

ageing : Ready for consumption.

in the vineyard : Supplier: I.F. du Toit
Area planted: 6.2 ha
Age of vines: 8 years
Rootstock: Richter 110
Clone: PI 48 & PI 50
Trellis system: Bush vines
Irrigation: Dry Land
Vine density: 3 333 vines / ha
Soil: Deep, rocky terrace
Climate: Continental

about the harvest: Harvested by hand on the 6th of February 2003.

in the cellar : Crushing / Destemming: Crushed and destemmed by machine
Tanks (type): Stainless Steel with cooling after racked from red fermenter
Fermentation protocol: Stainless Steel with cooling, 14º C for18 days, no Malolactic Fermentation
Fining: Bentonite
Filtration: Bulk filtration with diatomacious earth
Stabilisation: Minus 4º Celsius for 5 days

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