Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.8%
Residual Sugar 2 g/L
pH 3.49
Total Acidity 6 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties Pinotage, Cabernet Sauvignon
Pinotage88%
Cabernet Sauvignon12%
Drinking Window up to 20 years from vintage if cellared correctly
Region Stellenbosch
Harvest Dates January 23-25, 2013
Brix at Harvest 24.5°
Vine Age planted 1994
Fermentation Vessels Open Tank, Stainless Steel, Oak Barrel
Maceration 8 days
Oak Aging 34 months
Oak Types French, American
Barrel Size 225L
Fining Agents none
Production Details After destalking, sorting and crushing the grapes, the mash was fermented in open tanks for 8 days on the skins. The cap of skins was punched down and mixed with the juice 6 to 8 times per day to ensure optimum extraction of colour, tannin and flavours. The basket pressed wine was blended with the free-run wine in stainless steel tanks before being transferred to small oak barrels. The malolactic fermentation occurred in tanks and barrels. This wine was clarified according to the settling and racking method, which does not involve the use of any fining agents, centrifuges or filters – a natural, unhurried method of clarifying wine. The wine from this Pinotage vineyard was matured in oak barrels and then blended with four barrels of Cabernet Sauvignon. The wines spent an average of 34 months in 225 litre French (88%) and American (12%) oak barrels. After racking and blending, the wine was stored in a stainless steel tank before being bottled using our gentle gravity flow filling system. The wine flowed from the elevated bottling tanks through a cartridge filter to the hand filler and into the bottles. This was the only stage during the entire winemaking process that the wine was filtered. There was not enough maiden vintage (1992) Pinotage to fill our stainless steel tank – so we filled the tank with Cabernet Sauvignon (8%). So started the Grangehurst tradition of blending between 8% and 14% Cabernet Sauvignon with our Pinotage. The Cabernet provides an interesting dimension of fruit, tannin and additional acidity – which contribute to the complexity and balance of Grangehurst Pinotage.
Tasting Notes
dark ruby/garnet colour, red berry, plummy fruitiness, vanilla, oak, spice, smooth tannins, robust tannins
Food Pairing seared tuna, tagliatelle carbonara, bobotie, springbok pie
Critics Ratings Platter: 94 points (4.5 stars); nominated for 95 points (5 stars)
Platter94 points (4.5 stars); nominated for 95 points (5 stars)
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Producer Information
Website
Address
Eikendal Road, P.O. Box 206, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
Phone
+27 21 855 3625
Email
Owner
Jeremy Walker and Dr. John Hill
Cellarmaster
Jeremy Walker