WINE MAKING NOTES
 
The grapes were harvested from 19 year old bush vines planted in weathered granite soils. “Rooiland” (red land) describes the red gravel in the vineyard which is unirrigated.
Grapes were fermented in stainless steel tanks and pumped over 2 times a day. After a light pressing the Pinotage underwent malolactic fermentation before going into 28% new French oak barrels for 18 months.
TASTING NOTES
Wild fruit, prune and berry with toasted cedar, vanilla and gun smoke on the nose. Palate starts out racy, with bright red fruit and firm tannins, developing further complexity of sour cherry, cola, green olives and smoke. A full bodied dry red wine.