Avontuur Pinotage 2008
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Avontuur Pinotage 2008

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our wines » Avontuur Pinotage 2008

R 109 per bottle
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technical analysis
Winemaker :  Natalie Nel
Main Variety :  Pinotage
Alcohol :  12.5  %vol
pH :  3.56
RS :  3.3 g/l
Total Acid :  5.5 g/l
Appellation :  Stellenbosch
characteristics
Type :  Red
Style :  Dry
WOODED

 
tasting notes
Aroma: Upfront spices like cinnamon & rich fruit like red plums and cherries with a whiff of cigar box.
Flavour: Elegant ripe tannins with juicy red berries and a full mouth feel. A medium-bodied wine with a good balance between fruit and oak flavours.
 
ageing potential
Drink now or over the next 3 years.
 
blend information
100% Pinotage
 
food suggestions
Suitable for casual red meat dishes or rich white meats as well as lightly spiced foods.
 
in the vineyard
Deep, well-drained Hutton and Clovelly soils. Planted on south-west and west-facing slopes. Trellised on a 5-wire Perold system. No irrigation.
 
about the harvest
Harvest date: February 2008
 
in the cellar
De-stemmed, cold-soaked for 2 days, inoculated with yeast. Fermented dry on the skins, lightly-pressed. Malolactic fermentation in new and 2nd fill French & American Oak. Aged for 24 months before bottling.

Bottling Date: May 2011
 
  
 
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