Riebeek Cellars Pinotage 2016

The colour is an attractive bright ruby red with a purple rim, typical of a young Pinotage. The flavours of this unique South African cultivar are complex and exciting with ripe plum and fruitcake all beautifully integrated and then finished with subtle oak to for a lingering aftertaste.

Serve at room temperature. Lovely with rare beef, barbequed lamb and casseroles. This versatile lighter style of Pinotage is also a lovely combination with spicy chicken.


variety : Pinotage [ 100% Pinotage ]
winery : Riebeek Cellars
winemaker : Alecia Hamman
wine of origin : Swartland
analysis : alc : 14.33 % vol  rs : 4.3 g/l  pH : 3.66  ta : 5.5 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Screwcap  

ageing : 

Ready to drink, but will benefit from another year in the bottle.

in the vineyard : 

Vineyard: Trellised vines with supplementary irrigation and dry land bush vines
Viticulturist: Hanno can Schalkwyk

about the harvest: 

The grapes were harvested early in February at 26° Balling.
Yield: 8 - 10t/ha

in the cellar : 

Cold soaked overnight. Inoculated with selected yeast. Fermentation temperature reached 28 degree Celsius. Fermented on skins until enough flavour and colour were extracted for complexity and integration. Malolactic fermentation was completed with French oak chips.

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