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January 27, 2012

Redhill Vineyard Pinotage

Price: £18.91

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The first red wine released by Simonsig in 1970 was a Pinotage. Today this uniquely South African variety is the most planted grape variety on the Estate. Pinotage is a crossing of Pinot Noir and Cinsaut made by Professor A.I. Perold in 1924. This Pinotage is unwooded and the aim is to accentuate the raspberry fruitiness of the Pinotage grape unobscured by the wood.

Deep black cherry hue with a bright crimson rim indicating its youth. Ripe, sweet raspberry nose with layers of plummy fruit and a touch of forest floor earthiness. Full bodied on the palate with delicious crushed berry fruits on the middle palate.

Well rounded ripe tannins provide ample structure to allow further development in the bottle. The quality of the tannins keeps the natural sweet flavour of Pinotage beautifully balanced and leaves a gentle dry finish in the mouth.

Product ref : sa8021

Price: £18.91 inc VAT

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Grape : Pinotage
Origin : South Africa

Genre : Red Wine

Category : 1 bottle

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Redhill Pinotage

Two days of cold soak is followed by yeast inoculation and a short but intense 3 day fermentation in traditional open top fermenters. Regular manual punch downs every 2 to 3 hours gives ample extraction of fruit and colour. Fermentation temperature peaked at 28° C which was slightly lower than previous years. Gentle pressing takes place before complete dryness. Berry size was noticeably smaller which gave excellent concentration of colour and fruit. Malolactic fermentation takes place in barrel and the wine received 4 rackings before bottling.

Technical Details

Wine:
Simonsig Redhill Pinotage

Region:
Stellenbosch

Grapes:
Pinotage 100%

Analysis:
Alcohol: 14.8% vol
Residual Sugar: 2.1 g/l
Total Acidity: 5.4 g/l
pH: 3.6

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