Inviting flavours of raspberries, cherries & pencil shavings on the nose, followed with rich fruit flavours of plum & berries rounding it all off with supple tannins on the palate. South African staples Bobotie, Bunny Chow & Braai, all begs for a glass of Pinotage. Its versatility makes it a great partner with roast duck, lamb casseroles or even Chocolate souffl. Harvested early in the morning. Bunches & berries were very small, which ensured the high extract of the wine. The berries were crushed into stainless steel tanks & inoculated with yeast. Pump-overs were done every 3 hours for 30 minutes to extract the colour & flavours. At 2B the wine was racked & the skins pressed. The wine was inoculated with malolactic bacteria & took place in old barrels. After malolactic fermentation the wine was racked from the lees. The wine spends a further 16 months in a combination of new French & American oak barrels.