2024 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.0%
Grape Varieties Pinotage
Pinotage100%
Drinking Window 3 years from vintage
Region Breedekloof
Soil Alluvial soils
Brix at Harvest 25.5°
Fermentation Vessels Stainless Steel
Malolactic Fermentation 100%
Maceration 2 days
Total Aging 8 months
Oak Aging 8 months
Extended Maceration Yes
Closure Cork
Production Details 8 months aging in mixture of barrels and staves. Harvested at 25-26° Balling. Crushed and de-stemmed with cold-soak at 12-15°C for 48 hours. Fermentation 7 days with juice pumped over skins every 4 hours. Malolactic fermentation completed after initial fermentation.
Certifications Fairtrade
Tasting Notes
Nose: ripe plums, cherries, chocolate, dried banana, oaky vanilla
Palate: dry, supple tannins, silky mouthfeel, black cherries, medium to full body
Food Pairing venison potjie, salty biltong, curried lamb sosaties, pap and wors, robust farmhouse bean soup
Vintages
2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.19%
Residual Sugar 4.3 g/L
pH 3.54
Total Acidity 5.4 g/L
Calories (estimated) 120 kcal / glass
150ml glass120 kcal
750ml bottle600 kcal
Grape Varieties Pinotage
Pinotage100%
Drinking Window 2024-2032
Region Breedekloof
Soil Weathered shale and granite
Harvest Dates Picked at 25-26° Balling (optimum physiological ripeness)
Brix at Harvest 25.5°
Fermentation Vessels Rotor Tank
Malolactic Fermentation 100%
Maceration 3 days
Oak Aging 18 months
Oak Details 100% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak100%
Oak Types French oak
Extended Maceration Yes
Closure Cork
Production Details Bush vines grown in Swartland. Cold soak 3 days at 8-12°C. Fermentation 6-8 days in rotor tanks with pump-overs twice daily. 18 months maturation in 100% new French oak barrels. Filtered before bottling.
Certifications Fairtrade certified
Producer Information
Website
Address
R101 (just off the N1), Rawsonville 6845, South Africa
Phone
+27 (0)23 349 1601
Email
Owner
DTK Wines (Cooperative)
Cellarmaster
Shawn Thomson