Chocoholic Pinotage, Darling Cellars
Darling Cellar's Chocoholic Pinotage is concentrated, velvety and richly flavoured due to the 20% appassimento style in the cuvée.
Enticing aromas of Turkish delight, chocolate, red and black cherries, vanilla and red plum. These follow through to the palate with an added hint of butterscotch and smooth, supple tannins. Perfectly balanced, this wine will tickle your taste buds and reward with its structure and length of flavour.
Technical analysis
ALCOHOL
14.3 %
RESIDUAL SUGAR
9.3 g/L
pH
3.66
ACIDITY
5.2 g/L
ORIGIN
South Africa
WINEMAKER
Pieter-Niel Rossouw & Maggie Immelman
VARIETY
Pinotage
TIME IN OAK
8-12 months (partial)
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION
Yes
CLOSURE
Screw top
BOTTLE SIZE
75cl
REGION
Darling
VEGETARIAN
Yes
VEGAN
Yes
Vinification details
All grapes were hand crushed and de-stalked prior to fermentation on skins for 5-6 days. 10% of the juice
was created by twisting the grape stalks to induce raisening of the fruit while still on the vine. The juice from these grapes is then added to pinotage juice which received oak contact. The resulting wine is a smooth, subtly sweet decadent Pinotage
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Chocoholic Pinotage, Darling Cellars
Darling Cellar's Chocoholic Pinotage is concentrated, velvety and richly flavoured due to the 20% appassimento style in the cuvée.
Enticing aromas of Turkish delight, chocolate, red and black cherries, vanilla and red plum. These follow through to the palate with an added hint of butterscotch and smooth, supple tannins. Perfectly balanced, this wine will tickle your taste buds and reward with its structure and length of flavour.
Technical analysis
ALCOHOL
14.3 %
RESIDUAL SUGAR
9.3 g/L
pH
3.66
ACIDITY
5.2 g/L
ORIGIN
South Africa
WINEMAKER
Pieter-Niel Rossouw & Maggie Immelman
VARIETY
Pinotage
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION
Yes
CLOSURE
Screw top
BOTTLE SIZE
75cl
REGION
Darling
VEGETARIAN
Yes
VEGAN
Yes
Vinification details
All grapes were hand crushed and de-stalked prior to fermentation on skins for 5-6 days. A portion of the wine spent 8-12 months on staves to add complexity and layers. The blend includes a straw-wine component made from partially-dried Pinotage grapes and made into an almost port-like wine. These grapes were dried by twisting the stems.
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Chocoholic Pinotage, Darling Cellars
Darling Cellar's Chocoholic Pinotage is concentrated, velvety and richly flavoured due to the 20% appassimento style in the cuvée.
Enticing aromas of Turkish delight, chocolate, red and black cherries, vanilla and red plum. These follow through to the palate with an added hint of butterscotch and smooth, supple tannins.
Technical analysis
ALCOHOL
14.3 %
RESIDUAL SUGAR
9.6 g/L
pH
3.59
ACIDITY
5.5 g/L
ORIGIN
South Africa
WINEMAKER
P-N. Rossouw, Maggie Immelman
VARIETY
Pinotage
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION
Yes
CLOSURE
Screw top
BOTTLE SIZE
75cl
VEGAN
Yes
ORGANIC
Yes
Vinification details
All grapes were hand crushed and de-stalked prior to fermentation on skins for 5-6 days. A portion of the wine spent 8-12 months on staves to add complexity and layers. The blend includes a straw-wine component made from partially-dried Pinotage grapes and made into an almost port-like wine. These grapes were dried by twisting the stems.
Contact us to discuss
Chocoholic Pinotage, Darling Cellars
Darling Cellar's Chocoholic Pinotage is concentrated, velvety and richly flavoured due to the 20% appassimento style in the cuvée.
A vibrant display of fresh fruit and flavours that includes Turkish delight, chocolate, red and black cherries, vanilla, red plum and butterscotch. The flavours follow through on the palate with a fresh acidity, good structure and smooth, supply tannins.
Technical analysis
ALCOHOL
13.5 %
RESIDUAL SUGAR
9.6 g/L
pH
3.56
ACIDITY
5.9 g/L
ORIGIN
South Africa
WINEMAKER
Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Carel Hugo
VARIETY
Pinotage
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION
Yes
CLOSURE
Screw top
BOTTLE SIZE
75cl
REGION
Darling
VEGETARIAN
Yes
VEGAN
Yes
Vinification details
All grapes were hand crushed and de-stalked prior to fermentation on skins for 5-6 days. A portion of the wine spent 8-12 months on staves to add complexity and layers. The blend includes a straw-wine component made from partially-dried Pinotage grapes and made into an almost port-like wine. These grapes were dried by twisting the stems.
Awards
IWSC: Gold
Green credentials
Accredited Integrated Production of Wine (IPW) estate.
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Chocoholic Pinotage, Darling Cellars
Darling Cellar's Chocoholic Pinotage is concentrated, velvety and richly flavoured due to the 20% appassimento style in the cuvée.
A vibrant display of fresh fruit and flavours that includes Turkish delight, chocolate, red and black cherries, vanilla, red plum and butterscotch. The flavours follow through on the palate with a fresh acidity, good structure and smooth, supply tannins.
Technical analysis
ALCOHOL
13.6 %
RESIDUAL SUGAR
10.3 g/L
pH
3.50
ACIDITY
5.6 g/L
ORIGIN
South Africa
WINEMAKER
Carel Hugo, Pieter-Niel Rossouw
VARIETY
Pinotage
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION
Yes
CLOSURE
Screw top
BOTTLE SIZE
75cl
REGION
Darling
VEGETARIAN
Yes
VEGAN
Yes
Vinification details
All grapes were hand harvested and de-stemmed prior to fermentation on skins for 5-6 days. A portion of the wine spent 8-12 months on staves to add complexity and layers. The blend includes a straw-wine component made from partially-dried Pinotage grapes and made into an almost port-like wine. These grapes were dried by twisting the stems.
Awards
IWSC: Silver
People’s Choice Wine Awards: Winner ‘Out of the ordinary’ category
Green credentials
Accredited Integrated Production of Wine (IPW) estate.
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Chocoholic Pinotage, Darling Cellars
Darling Cellar's Chocoholic Pinotage is concentrated, velvety and richly flavoured due to the 20% appassimento style in the cuvée.
A vibrant display of fresh fruit and flavours that includes Turkish delight, chocolate, red and black cherries, vanilla, red plum and butterscotch. The flavours follow through on the palate with a fresh acidity to accompany you to all occasions!
Technical analysis
ALCOHOL
13.7 %
RESIDUAL SUGAR
9.7 g/L
pH
3.50
ACIDITY
5.3 g/L
ORIGIN
South Africa
WINEMAKER
Carel Hugo, Pieter-Niel Rossouw
VARIETY
Pinotage
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION
Yes
CLOSURE
Screw top
BOTTLE SIZE
75cl
REGION
Darling
Vinification details
All grapes were hand harvested and de-stemmed prior to fermentation on skins for 5-6 days. A portion of the wine spent 8-12 months on staves to add complexity and layers. The blend includes a straw-wine component made from partially-dried Pinotage grapes and made into an almost port-like wine. These grapes were dried by twisting the stems.
Green credentials
Accredited Integrated Production of Wine (IPW) estate.
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