- Description
- Additional information
- Harvest Information
- Winemaking
- Winemaker's Note
- Cellaring
- Food Suggestions
- Technical Analysis
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Produced from vineyards with an average age of 36 years. Vines are grown in both decomposed granite and Table Mountain sandstone soils. Combination of trellised and bush vines, irrigated as well as dry land. Yield approximately 7 – 8 tons per
hectare.
Additional information
Weight | 1.25 kg |
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Dimensions | 7 × 7 × 26 cm |
Harvest Information
Winemaking
Grapes were hand sorted three times, crushed and left to cold soak on the skins for five days. After fermentation the grapes were basket pressed and allowed to undergo malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks. The wine was then aged for 16 months prior to bottling. Fermentation Temperature: 28°C. Wood Ageing: 16 months in French
tight grain oak barrels (20% second, 30% third fill and 50% fourth fill)
Winemaker's Note
Produced from vineyards with an average age of 36 years. Vines are grown in both decomposed granite and Table Mountain sandstone soils. Combination of trellised and bush vines, irrigated as well as dry land. Yield approximately 7 – 8 tons per hectare.
Cellaring
ageing potential 8 to 10 year
Food Suggestions
Venison dishes / lazy-aged sirloin or rib-eye / Hard cheeses
Technical Analysis
alc | rs | pH | ta |
14.0 | 2.8 | 3.49 | 5.4 |
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