Pinotage
Grape variety: Pinotage
Producer: Eikendal Vineyards
Origin:Eikendal Wine Estate Vineyard, Stellenbosch
Grape variety: Pinotage
Producer: Eikendal Vineyards
Origin:Eikendal Wine Estate Vineyard, Stellenbosch
Description
The Pinotage is a charming and light-bodied wine with great finesse. On the nose an abundance of ripe strawberries and fresh cherries transpire. The palate shows a richness in flavour with very subtle hints of Burgundian oak with velvety tannins and a delightful, smooth finish
Product Information
Characteristics
Origin:Eikendal Wine Estate Vineyard, Stellenbosch
Grape variety: Pinotage
Producer: Eikendal Vineyards
Aging Potential: best now or up to 6 years post vintage
Serving temperature: Serve at 18-20°C
Food pairing suggestions: Pair with Cape Malay curry, potjiekos, game and lamb.
Vinification: bottle fermentation
Harvest: hand-picking
Maturation: in steel tank, on the yeast, in small barrels
Maturation duration: 12 months
Alcohol: 13%
Sugar:1.7 g/l
Total acid:5.2 g/l
pH:3.61
