Darling Cellars Reserve Old Blocks Pinotage 2022

This wine is very expressive and complex on the nose with flavours of red berries, black cherries, vanilla, butterscotch, red plums, coffee and nuances of strawberries. On the palate the flavours follow through with good structure and silky tannins. A well balanced wine with elegance and a lengthy aftertaste.

Alc:14.18 RS:14.18 pH:3.4 TA:5.4

Blend: 100% Pinotage
Appellation: Darling

Accolades
2024 Vitis Vinifera Awards - Gold

Food Pairing
A proudly South African wine to be enjoyed with oxtail, bobotie and lamb curry.

Winemaker: André Scriven & Maggie Immelman
Main Variety: Pinotage
Style: Dry
Type: Red
Body: Medium
Taste: Fruity
Wooded: Yes
Organic: No
Kosher: No
Vegetarian: Yes
Pack Size: 750ml
Pack Type: Bottle
Vineyard
Terroir: Deep, decomposed granite soils on the slopes of the Darling Hills, with a cooling effect in the warm afternoons from the Atlantic Ocean in close proximity.<br />Vineyard type: Bush Vine, dry land
Cellar
Vinification: Destalk and crush, 10 days fermentation at 20-30°C on skin. Pressed at 5 - 10°B.<br />Maturation: After malolactic fermentation, wine is aged in stainless steel tanks with a combination of French and American oak staves for 12 months.
Harvest
<p>The grapes were harvested from dryland farmed vineyards in Darling, where the vines are not trellised and planted as bush vines.<br />Yield: 5 - 6 t/ha<br />Balling at Harvest :24 - 25°B</p>
More Info
This wine is very expressive and complex on the nose with flavours of red berries, black cherries, vanilla, butterscotch, red plums, coffee and nuances of strawberries. On the palate the flavours follow through with good structure and silky tannins. A well balanced wine with elegance and a lengthy aftertaste.