L Avenir Pinotage 2003

SAA Wine Awards - Certificate - Premium Class Red Wine
Veritas 2004 - Gold
Typical good deep purple red colour. Ripe plums and black cherries come to mind with vanilla and sweet cigar box nose. Good concentrated fruit palate with hints of dried banana and lovely ripe, soft tannins.

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : LAvenir Vineyards

winemaker : Francois Naude

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol rs : 2.1 g/l pH : 3.64 ta : 5.5 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full wooded

pack : Bottle

AWARDS

SAA Wine Awards - Certificate - Premium Class Red Wine
Voted as one of the ABSA TOP 10 Pinotages for 2004.
Veritas 2004 - Gold

ageing : Enjoy now or cellar for enjoyment over the next 5 â€“ 8 years.

in the vineyard : Soil Type: Glenrosa
Irrigation: Dry land
Age of Vines: 4 â€“ 38 years

about the harvest: Yield: Average of 3.1 T / ha
Harvested: Between 19 January and 17 February 2003 at 26Â° Balling.

in the cellar : For the first time since 1998 â€“ all from bushvines. Matured in small French oak barrels for 13 months (50% new). No fining needed before bottling on 3/6/04.

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