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Morgenhof Estate Cape Vintage 2003

The fortified wine invites you to a nose filled with black cherries, liquorice, raisins and walnuts. These flavours follow through on ripe and rich palate covered with velvety tannins to end with a perfect balance.

variety : Touriga Nacional [ 100% Touriga Nacional ]
winemaker : Jacques Cilliers
wine of origin : Simonsberg-Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 17.84 % vol  rs : 67.2 g/l  pH : 3.51  ta : 4.9 g/l  
type : Fortified   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
in the vineyard : Service Area: Touriga Nacional 1.3 ha
Terroir: The Touriga Nasional vineyards are planted on a W slope at 170-180m above sea-level. The soil on this block varies from medium to heavy textured, with a moderate structure and shale mother material. The clay content varies from 15-20%
Vineyard Age: Touriga Nacional 7 years
Density/Block: 3000-3500 vines per hectare
Rootstock: Richter 99
Soil Preparation: Mechanical preparation and adjusting of the pH with lime.
about the harvest: Harvested by hand in picking baskets which get tipped in bins for transport to the cellar.

Date of Ripening: Touriga Nacional 17/03/2003
in the cellar : Basic Cellar Procedure: Received the grapes during mid morning. Crushing and de-stemming commenced and then the mash is pumped into Marionette fermentation tanks where it was cold macerated for 3 days. Yeast was then added so that fermentation could start. Mash was allowed to ferment until there was a 100g/l sugar left before fortification was done. Fermentation took place at between 20° - 35° C.
Pump-Overs: Aerated pump-over 4 times per daily and moving one times the volume of the tank with every pump-over
Maceration: 7 days
Press: Bucher Pneumatic press. The free run and press wine was added together.
Malolactic Fermentation: No malo-lactic fermentation was done
Maturation: Wine was aged for 24 Months in old French oak barrels.
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