Item No.
0033600202016
Nederburg Winemaster's Reserve Pinotage 2016
Nederburg Winemaster's Reserve Pinotage 2016
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Varietal
Pinotage
Region
South Africa
Alcohol
14.5%
Overview
Nederburg’s premium wines are accommodated in The Winemasters ensemble, named to honor the long-established tradition of winemaking excellence. These classically styled, food-friendly wines with refreshing fruit flavors, elegance and finesse, treasure the integrity of the grape in every step of the wine-growing and winemaking journey. A full mouthfeel with rich fruit flavors, soft tannins and a lingering aftertaste.
Aging
After alcoholic fermentation, the wine was removed from the skins to undergo malolactic fermentation, and immediately transferred for maturation to a precisely planned combination of tanks, large oak vats and 300 liter French, American and Romanian oak barrels that included a significant percentage of new wood. Oak maturation averaged 12 months.
Fermentation
Grapes were harvested on taste at optimum ripeness between 23° and 25° Balling, both by hand and machine. Bunches were gently destemmed and fermented between 73°F and 77°F in vertical stainless steel tanks, open and roto-fermenters for an average of 10 days. Regular mixing of the skins extracted the maximum of color and the ripe tannins.
Tasting Notes
Style
Fruit Forward, Full Bodied, Rich
Flavor
Black Currant, Plum
Aroma
A bounty of plums and prunes and some subtle oak spice.
Taste
Nederburg’s premium wines are accommodated in The Winemasters ensemble, named to honor the long-established tradition of winemaking excellence. These classically styled, food-friendly wines with refreshing fruit flavors, elegance and finesse, treasure the integrity of the grape in every step of the wine-growing and winemaking journey. A full mouthfeel with rich fruit flavors, soft tannins and a lingering aftertaste.