Stellenrust Cornerstone Pinotage 2018

Tasting Notes
Analysis & Info

This wine offers raspberry, ripe peach and black cherry flavours with subtle oak nuances, a warm succulent palate and delicate lingering sweet and sour finish with lifted acidity.

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Wine Information
Accolades
Brand Group	Stellenrust Super Premium Range
Other
Winemaker	Tertius Boshoff
Variety	Pinotage
BlendPercent	100% Pinotage
FoodSuggest	A great partner to spicy food such as Thai green curries or traditional Cape Malay bobotie.
Ageing
Cellar	Grapes were crushed and allowed cold mac-eration for 24 – 48 hours. It is inoculated with French yeast strains and fer-mented in open concrete tanks with manual punch down of the cap every two hours for another 4 - 5 days. The wine is then drained from the skins and further fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks. After fermentation has completed, it is matured in 100% French oak over a period of 18 - 22 months.
Harvest	Grapes are picked between 25° - 26° Balling.
Vineyard	Grapes for this wine are harvested from 48 year old bush vine from the Bottelary property. Low yields increase fruit intensity and depth of flavour. These old vine gems have slower ripening cycles delivering more mature fruit and a distinct chalky finish generated from a mix of granite and red clay.
Style
style	Dry
type	Red
Type
Kosher	0
Organic	0
Vegetarian	0
Wooded	1
Pack
Closure	Cork
Pack Size	750ml
Pack Type	Bottle