Full bodied Pinotage with a purple deep red colour. Lovely chocolate and coffee flavours from the oak on the nose, with intense blackberry, plum and banana flavours on the palette. Long and intense aftertaste but also very smooth. has the potential to last for between 7 - 10 years in the bottle. The wine will go well with red meat, game, rich cheese and curry or spicy foods.

Grape Variety	100% Pinotage
Climate	The summer once again had a long growth period to effect. No stress conditions until middle February when a short warm spell was experienced. Sufficient rainfall in the winter season established good underground water table levels. Some high temperatures in February brought on quick ripening towards the end of the season. A good season for Pinotage.
Soil	Oakleaf
Trellising	Bush vines
Age of Vines	20 - 30 years old
Yield	5.7 Tons/ha
Vinification	5 days in open fermenters. Punch cap by hand. Fermentation temperature between 26-28ºC. After malolactic fermentation in stainless steel the wine is matured in 50% first and 50% second fill French oak barrels for 12 months.

Free SO2	48 mg/l
Total SO2	87 mg/l
pH	3.59
Total Acidity	5.60 g/l
Residual Sugar	2.60 g/l
Volatile Acidity	0.53 g/l
Alcohol Volume	14.00%