LN
Lize-Marié Nieman (attending)
Spier Wine Farm
PN
Pierre Nortje - UK & Americas
Export / Sales Manager, Spier Wine Farm
RM
Retha Muller - Central Europe & Eastern Europe
Export / Sales Manager, Spier Wine Farm
DD
Danie De Kock
Export / Sales Manager, Spier Wine Farm
Description
This classic South African Pinotage offers a generous bouquet of dark cherries, juicy plums and hints of cinnamon with smooth and silky tannins.
Certifications
Alcohol
14.0%
Analytical data
dry
4.2 g/l residual sugar
5.1 g/l acidity
3.61 pH
Vineyard
Trellised vines of 16 -18 years old, planted on north-eastern slopes yielded the grapes for this wine
Vinification
Grapes were harvested at 24° balling, gently crushed, de-stemmed and cooled. After two days of cold soaking the juice was fermented until dry in stainless steel tanks at 24°C. Three pump-overs were conducted daily.
Maturation
After fermentation 20% of the wine was matured in French oak barrels for 8-10 months and the remainder matured in stainless steel tanks with French oak staves.
Bottling
Size: 0.750l
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