Nederburg Winemasters Pinotage, 75cl South African Pinotage Red Wine

Description

Product Description Nederburg Winemasters Pinotage. Inspired by Cape Town’s radiant energy and creative demeanour, our premium offering - The Collector’s Reserve - is a unique range specially crafted by our winemakers using only the finest grapes from Cape Town’s best vineyards. A leisurely stroll down the seafront promenade affords breath-taking panoramic views of Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean, a beautiful reminder that certain experiences should be savoured and enjoyed at a leisurely pace. The Pinotage rewards an unhurried approach with lingering complexity on both nose and palate. The grapes were selected from an 18-year-old vineyard on the open Westerly side of the valley. The block faces to the West, exposing it to the afternoon sun. The soils are fairly deep and of the yellow Clovelly and red Hutton forms, which have a fair amount of clay content for good water retention. The vineyard gives great quality throughout, but there are known spots that are positively different. The selection was made out of these by tasting and chemical analyses to ensure full ripeness. Hand-picked in 500kg fruit bins, the grapes were handled with minimum intervention and de-stemmed over a sorting table into 15-ton fermenters. The must was left overnight and then 10-15% of its juice was drained to concentrate the body, flavour and aroma compounds of the final product. The wine was then fermented with a preferred yeast strain and continuous timer-regular pump-over cycles, in combination with compressed air, were used to extract maximum fruit, colour and tannin. The wine was then matured in a combination of new and second fill, tight-grained medium toasted French oak barrels for 14 months. COLOUR: Deep ruby red with shiny red edges NOSE: Prominent aromas of mulberries, mocha, sweet cinnamon spice, red cherries and hints of vanilla. TASTE: An elegant, medium to full-bodied wine with an abundance of red fruit. The wine is well-balanced with integrated wood, sweet spices and a soft tannin structure ending with lingering fruit on the aftertaste. WINEMAKER: Pieter-Niel Rossouw and Wilhelm Coetzee Manufacturer Contact Information Heineken Beverages (UK) ltd. Unit 6 Albion House, High Street, Woking, United Kingdom, GU21 6BG.