Zevenwacht Primitivo 2008

Name: Zevenwacht Primitivo 2008
Brand: Zevenwacht
SKU: 25093

A deep, dark, purple-red colour with a cherry-red rim. This wine has an exuberant aroma combining black fruit, plums, dark chocolate, toffee-caramel, peppery spice and cinnamon. Dense fruit structure, full-bodied plum and dried fruit, supple long tannins with bittersweet dark chocolate midpalate and long finish. This is not a shy wine.

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variety : Zinfandel [ 100% Primitivo ]

winery : Zevenwacht Wine Estate

winemaker : Jacques Viljoen

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 14.69 % vol rs : 2.71 g/l pH : 3.37 ta : 6.40 g/l

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

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

in the vineyard : The vineyards for this wine are situated in the Banhoek region of Stellenbosch on a Northeast- facing slope. They are trellised on a five-wire hedge and are approximately six years old. The vineyard receives one to two supplementary irrigations in each growing season. Pruned to two-bud spurs, the vineyard bears approximately 7 tons per hectare.

about the harvest: The grapes for the 2008 Primitivo were picked at 25.50 Balling and transported to our cellar at Zevenwacht.

in the cellar : The grapes were gently destalked and crushed into a specially designed red wine fermentor. Fermentation took approximately 6 days with temperatures not exceeding 280°. Four regular pump-overs and punch-downs per day were given for the duration of fermentation. After malolactic fermentation the wine was transferred to 25% first-fill French Oak and 75% second-fill French Oak. Only four 300l barrels were produced by our Winemaker, Jacques Viljoen.

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