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Painted Wolf
Guillermo Pinotage
2020

R1,680.00

R280.00 per bottle
W.O Swartland

92 in stock

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A bright, vibrant wine with spicy red berry fruit, evident ripe tannins and a lingering, flavour-packed finish.

Additional information

Weight 1.25 kg
Dimensions 7 × 7 × 26 cm

Tasting Notes

A bright, vibrant wine with spicy red berry fruit, evident ripe tannins and a lingering, flavour-packed finish.

Winemaking

The grapes were hand-picked into small baskets and taken to the cellar. A portion was fermented in open bins and hand punched four times a day. The rest was fermented in a rototank. No commercial yeast was used as these grapes ferment well with their own yeast. The wine matured in a mixture of French and American oak barrels for 14 months. Approximately 30% was new wood.
Total production 8,400 bottles.

Wine Information

‘Guillermo’ Pinotage is named after our good friend Billy ‘Guillermo’ Hughes. He was among the first investors in our winemaking and conservation adventure, trading grapes for shares in Painted Wolf. Billy is an uncompromising exponent of organic and naturally farmed grapes with a keen interest in biodynamics. For a few vintages our winemaker Jeremy helped Billy make his Nativo wines. From 2013, Kasteelsig vineyard has been organically certified.

Our friend Jenny Metelerkamp produced the fine ink drawing for the label.

The Vineyard

Sourced from two sites in the Swartland: the organically-certified Kasteelsig vineyard which is owned by Painted Wolf pack member Billy (Guillermo) Hughes, and Werdie farm between Malmesbury and Darling. The sites are primarily red Glenrosa soil with some Oakleaf – both shale rich duplex soils and these vines are not irrigated. Yields are round 6.5 tons to the hectare.

Cultivar

Pinotage 100%

Ageing Potential

This wine drinks well in youth but will improve over time, gaining additional complexity for at least six to eight years from vintage.

Analysis

Alc:13.38% | R.S 2.2g/l | TA 5.6g/l | pH 3.53

Awards

Platter’s Wine Guide 2020: 4.5 stars
Decanter World Wine Awards 2020: Silver
Tim Atkin South Africa Report 2020: 90 points

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