NEETHLINGSHOF LORD NEETHLING PINOTAGE 2005
Winemaker: De Wet Viljoen Appellation: Stellenbosch Grape Varietal: 100% Pinotage
www.neethlingshof.co.za T: +27 (0)21 883 8988 | F: +27 (0)21 883 8941
Winemaker’s comments Colour:
Bouquet: Background
The Neethlingshof estate in Stellenbosch is named after its illustrious 19th century owner, Marthinus Laurentius Neethling, who served as mayor of Stellenbosch and was a senator in the old Cape Parliament. His flamboyant bearing earned him the nickname “Lord Neethling”.
Taste:
Ruby red.
Teeming with berry aromas such as raspberry and cherry with mocha undertones.
Rich and ripe with ample cherries and vanilla.
Ageing process and potential:
The wine is ready to enjoy now, but will mature well over the next 10 years.
Vineyard Location
The grapes were sourced from vines planted in 1997 on north-westerly facing slopes, situated at 120m above sea level. The vines are grafted onto Richter 110 nematode and Phylloxera resistant rootstock and grown in soils originating from decomposed granite. The vines are trellised on a five- wire hedge system and irrigated by means of an overhead sprinkler system.
Viticulturist: Eben Archer The winemaking
The grapes were harvested by hand at 25° Balling in mid- February with a yield of 6 tons per hectare. After destalking and crushing the mash was fermented with the selected pure yeast culture NT50. Fermentation took place in rotation tanks at 28°C over two days, hereafter the skins were pressed and racked to barrel. After malolactic fermentation the wine was matured in 100% Hungarian oak barrels.
Food pairing
This wine is the ideal accompaniment to red meat dishes, spicy stews and game.
Chemical analysis Alcohol:
14,5 % by volume
Residual sugar: 3,2 g/l Total acidity: 5,2 g/l pH:
3,7 Extract: 33,6 g/l
Cape Legends PO Box 184, Stellenbosch, 7599 | Tel: +27 (0)21 809-7000 | Fax: +27 (0)21 882-9575 |
www.capelegends.co.za
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