Franschhoek Cellar Pinotage 2003

A medium to full-bodied dry red with an approachable earthy and berry fruit aroma, softly styled in character.

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variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : Franschhoek Cellar

winemaker : Stephan Smit

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol rs : 2.4 g/l pH : 3.73 ta : 5.12 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Medium taste : Fragrant wooded

pack : Bottle

in the vineyard : Grapes originated from Paarl and Franschhoek Region
Average age of vines: Â±10 years
Type of soil: Alluvial

about the harvest: Selected blocks are harvested by hand when sugar is 25Â°B.

in the cellar : After crushing and destalking the pulp is pumped directly into rotor tanks, where skin contact is given through cold soaking for 24hours. Pulp is inoculated with active dry yeast and fermentation took place at about 24 to 27Â°C. Colour and flavour are extracted from the skins through rotation of tanks during fermentation. Wine is then inoculated with selected malolactic bacteria. Wine is maturing on French medium toasted oak staves.

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