Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.14%
Residual Sugar 1.4 g/L
pH 3.44
Total Acidity 5.5 g/L
Calories (estimated) 110 kcal / glass
150ml glass110 kcal
750ml bottle550 kcal
Grape Varieties Pinotage
Pinotage100%
Region Bot River
Brix at Harvest 23.5°
Vine Age Old vines: 49 years; younger vines: 4 and 26 years
Fermentation Vessels Concrete Open Fermenter, Oak Barrel, Tank
Oak Aging 14 months
Oak Details 20% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak20%
Oak Types French
Production Volume 16,700 bottles
Bottles16,700
Production Details Harvested between mid-February and mid-March. Grapes were crushed into open concrete fermenters, given a few days of cold soak, then fermented with regular punch-downs before 14 months in 100% French oak, 20% new, followed by 8 months in tank. The producer notes a normal wet cold winter, healthy ripening up to harvest, and a wet, tricky end to harvest.
Tasting Notes
Nose: dark berries, mulberries, spice, blueberry, blackberry
Palate: medium bodied, fine tannins, vanilla, sophisticated
Food Pairing bobotie, game, curries, spare ribs, pepper steak, snoek, grape jam
Critics Ratings Platter's: 89 pts
Platter's89 pts
Individual Vintages
Producer Information
Website
Address
Compagnes Drift Farm, Bot River, P.O. Box 3, 7185, South Africa
Phone
+27 28 284 9194
Email
Owner
Sebastian and Nici Beaumont
Cellarmaster
Sebastian Beaumont