Wildflower Skattie Pinotage NV

Technical Analysis

Winemaker - André Scriven & Maggie Immelman
Main Variety - Pinotage
Alcohol - 13.94 %vol
pH - 3.77
RS - 96 g/l
Total Acid - 6.82 g/l
Appellation - Western Cape

Characteristics

Type - Dessert
Style - Sweet
Body - Full
Taste - Fruity


Tasting Notes

Ruby red, rich and spicy with notes of dark berries and hints of raisins, it is well bodied, very intense with notes of ripe cherries. Excellent with strong cheeses and desserts. Serve slightly chilled and enjoy with good friends. Seductively smooth, sensually soft, significantly sweet, mouth filling moreish, decadently Pinotage.

Blend Information

100% Pinotage

Food Suggestions

Can be enjoyed with strong cheese and desserts

In The Vineyard

Pre-harvest done by pinching the bunches at 21°B to stop juice flow to bunches. Grapes are sundried on vines. Hand selected bunches from unirrigated bush vines left to wither in the sun. Made in appassimento-style

In The Cellar

Crush and destalk, receive grapes with ripeness level of 35-40°B, 15 days of fermentation at 20-22°C on skin. Pressed at 8-11°B. aged in stainless steel tanks. Fermentation must be stopped at a certain balling with the help of a filtration process.

Additional Information

Wildflower Skattie Pinotage comes from specific vineyards which are selected for their uniqueness in prominent terroir flavours. Vineyards are carefully monitored by the winemaker who ultimately decides when the grapes will be harvested. The hand selection of grapes is focused on optimum ripeness at the crusher to deliver flavour in you glass. The best judge of TASTE is yourself!


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