Angus Paul Mesas Pinotage 2022 2021
Description
Bright red fruits, sweet gum drops and mild spice from the grape stems. The palate is pure bouncy, juiciness; light of body, fresh and delectable
Alcohol
11.5%
Analytical data
dry
Vineyard
Granite soils, old bushvines, sea facing
Vinification
Hand picked and cooled overnight. Grapes were then added as complete whole bunches into closed vessels for semi-carbonic fermentation. A small portion (15%) was pressed directly to create a rosé and was blended back post malolactic fermentation. Fermentation took place over 10 days. After draining, the remaining grapes were pressed to old wooden barrels. A spontaneous malolactic fermentation then took place, and in early Autumn wines were sulphured for the first time.
Maturation
Wines were bottled in September 2021 after having spent 8 months in barrel with no racking.