Cloof Pinotage,South Africa Darling price supplier

Description:

This wine is mouth filling and very well rounded. Well balanced and smooth with deep, dark chocolate-dipped plums on the palate and a savoury end.

 

Wine Cloof Pinotage 2011

Origin Darling

Cultivar Pinotage

 

Vineyard information:

Age of vineyard Pinotage 1976 & 1987

Trellising Bush vines

Irrigation Dry land

Soil Decompose granite & Oakleaf

Position East facing slopes

 

Cellar information:

Harvest Date January 28 & February 03

Yield Between 3 and 7 Ton/Ha

Sugar at harvest Between 23ºB & 25ºB

 

Fermentation

After 4 days of cold soak at 10ºC the must was inoculated and then fermented for a further 4 days on skins, at 30ºC. before pressing. The wine was then racked to Tank for malolactic fermentation.

 

Maturation

After malolactic fermentation in tanks the wine was transferred to barrels and aged in French oak for 15 months before being transferred and blended. 33% of the barrels were new French Oak. After fining and a light filtration the wine was bottled.

 

Bottling date 4 March 2012

 

Analysis:

Alc: 14% RS: 2.4g/l Ext: 32.6g/l pH: 3.75 TA: 5.5g/l