DeWaal Pinotage 2005

A full, fruity wine with flavours of ripe plums and cherries; rich with a persistent finish. Well integrated wood

variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]

winery : DeWaal Wines

winemaker : Daniel de Waal

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 2.3 g/l pH : 3.65 ta : 5.7 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

AWARDS

UITERWYK WINE ESTATE is considered one of the top Pinotage producers of South Africa. Only 3 producers have received the Pinotage Top 10 award 5 times or more in the 7 years the competition has been running.

The De Waal family is deeply rooted in the history of Pinotage: a De Waal family member, C.T. de Waal, was the first person to produce a wine from the Pinotage grape.

ageing :

5 - 8 years

in the vineyard : Location of the Vineyard: On warmer north facing slopes
Soil Type: Gravel & loam
Age of Vineyard: up to 30 years
Rootstock: R 99
Method of Trellising: 1 wire

about the harvest: Harvest date: 8 February 2005
Sugar Level at Harvest: 25Â° B
Yield per hectacre: 7.6 tons/ha

in the cellar :

Length of fermentation & maceration: 14 days
Cellar barrel maturation: 18 months in 225 litre French barriques - 40% new
Bottling date: June 2006
Production: 2000 cases

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