Pinotage Reserve

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Grapes for this wine come from 50% 43-year-old bush vines and the other 50% from 23-year-old trellised vines. Fermented in 1-ton open fermenters for 4 days at 26-28oC. Punch through and pumped over every 3 hours. 100% MLF completed spontaneously in 225L French oak barrels.

The vines are rooted in deep red Hutton soils on north-facing slopes, catching the southerly breezes of summer and the frontal winds that punish the Cape from the north in winter. Cool growing conditions on exposed aspects, as well as the practice of dryland farming, sees the fruit develop slowly, drawing maximum variety expression on the vine. The result is tight bunches of small berries, ideal for making wines of structure, elegance, and refinement.

16 months of wood maturation in 60% new 225L French oak barrels.