Amandelboord Pinotage

Try Pinotage with roasted meats such a a butterflied leg of lamb and vegetables topped with flavourful sauces such as teriyaki, plum sauce, and barbecue flavours.

The season presented a cold winter with good rainfall that ensured a terrific growing and ripening period during spring and summer. Due to a few small heat spikes and rain showers in January, the vines were exposed to stop-and-start conditions. This complicated determining the accurate stage of ripeness which required viticultural expertise, experience and patience. The 2020 crop size was average

On completion of MLF, the wine was racked and transferred to 225 litre barrels to mature for 12 months in a combination of French and American Oak of which 12% was new oak.

Grapes were hand-picked just before dawn, then crushed and open-fermented while undergoing pneumatic punch- downs four times a day. The wine was basket-pressed and transferred to tanks for malolactic fermentation.

De Grendel is a Durbanville wine estate where cool-climate vineyards and careful site selection shape a broad range of South African wines. Known for Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz and red blends, the estate combines coastal influence, varietal clarity and a strong sense of Cape Town wine country.