Slaley Pinotage 2006
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Slaley Pinotage 2006

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Address Corner R44 and kromme Rhee Roads
Elsenburg
P.O. Box 119
Koelenhof
7605
South Africa

 
our wines » Slaley Pinotage 2006

technical analysis
Winemaker :  Marius Malan
Main Variety :  Pinotage
Alcohol :  14.29  %vol
pH :  3.73
RS :  2.7 g/l
Total Acid :  6 g/l
Extract :  34.1
Appellation :  Stellenbosch
characteristics
Type :  Red
Style :  Dry
WOODED

 
tasting notes
Mineral and earthy with truffle, cigar box and leather aromas. Firm but silky tannins with typical Pinotage varietal character such as coffee, toffee, cedar and pencil shavings. A complex wine that will benefit from further ageing in the bottle.
- Marius Malan
 
ageing potential
Drink from now or up to 10 years from harvest, depending on storage facility, personal taste and/or food accompaniments.
 
blend information
100% Pinotage
 
in the vineyard
Age of vines: 57 years
Trellising: One wire trellising
Pruning: Cordon with spurs
Soil: Deep Hutton
Position: South West facing slope of Simonsberg on the farm Slaley
Irrigation: Overhead sprinklers
Yield: 3.3 Ton/ha

Block 109 was used again, a old bush vine block that still deliver some of the best Pinotage fruit in South Africa.
- Jaco Mouton
 
about the harvest
Harvest date: 25 February 2006
 
in the cellar
Fermentation: Four days cold soaking was given prior to inoculation. The wine fermented dry on the skins at a fermentation temperature peaking at over 30ºC, (spontaneous fermentation). The wine underwent Malolactic fermentation in stainless tanks before it was taken to the barrel. There was no skin contact after fermentation.
Maturation: 12 months in wood (50% New oak) 25% American oak.
Fining: None.
Filtration: Only sheet to the bottle.
 
  
 
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