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When owners, David & Sue Sonnenberg, decided to start a wine business on their family farm, after the age of 50, they were truly ‘seizing the day’.
Our Carpe Diem range is this dream of making world class, innovative wines from Wellington, reflected.
Inviting flavours of raspberries, cherries and pencil shavings on the nose, followed with rich fruit flavours of plum and berries rounding it all off with supple tannins on the palate.
R 260.00
Download the tasting note for the Diemersfontein Carpe Diem Pinotage 2021
VINTAGE: 2021
CULTIVAR: 100% Pinotage
WINE OF ORIGIN: Wellington
HARVEST DATE: February 2021
YIELD: 5 ton/ha
VINIFICATION
Harvested early in the morning. Bunches and berries were very small, which we believe ensured the high extract of the wine. The berries were crushed into stainless steel tanks and inoculated with yeast. Pump overs were done every 3 hours for 30 minutes to extract the colour and flavours. At 2°B the wine was racked and the skins pressed. The wine was inoculated with malolactic bacteria and 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 – and American oak barrels.
TASTING NOTES
Inviting flavours of raspberries, cherries and pencil shavings on the nose, followed with rich fruit flavours of plum and berries rounding it all off with supple tannins on the palate.
FOOD PAIRING
South African staples Bobotie, Bunny Chow and Braai, all begs for a glass of Pinotage. Its versatility makes it a great partner with roast duck, lamb casseroles or even Chocolate soufflé.
ANALYSIS
ALC: 14.% | TA: 5.8g/l | pH: 3.61 | RS: 2.3g/l
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When owners, David & Sue Sonnenberg, decided to start a wine business on their family farm, after the age of 50, they were truly ‘seizing the day’.
Our Carpe Diem range is this dream of making world class, innovative wines from Wellington, reflected.
Inviting flavours of raspberries, cherries and pencil shavings on the nose, followed with rich fruit flavours of plum and berries rounding it all off with supple tannins on the palate.
R 260.00
Download the tasting note for the Diemersfontein Carpe Diem Pinotage 2021
VINTAGE: 2021
CULTIVAR: 100% Pinotage
WINE OF ORIGIN: Wellington
HARVEST DATE: February 2021
YIELD: 5 ton/ha
VINIFICATION
Harvested early in the morning. Bunches and berries were very small, which we believe ensured the high extract of the wine. The berries were crushed into stainless steel tanks and inoculated with yeast. Pump overs were done every 3 hours for 30 minutes to extract the colour and flavours. At 2°B the wine was racked and the skins pressed. The wine was inoculated with malolactic bacteria and 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 – and American oak barrels.
TASTING NOTES
Inviting flavours of raspberries, cherries and pencil shavings on the nose, followed with rich fruit flavours of plum and berries rounding it all off with supple tannins on the palate.
FOOD PAIRING
South African staples Bobotie, Bunny Chow and Braai, all begs for a glass of Pinotage. Its versatility makes it a great partner with roast duck, lamb casseroles or even Chocolate soufflé.
ANALYSIS
ALC: 14.% | TA: 5.8g/l | pH: 3.61 | RS: 2.3g/l
