Darling Cellar's Chocoholic Pinotage is concentrated, velvety and richly flavoured due to the 20% appassimento style in the cuvée.
Tasting note
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.
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
AWARDS
Michaelangelo - double gold
Technical Analysis
Darling Cellar's Chocoholic Pinotage is concentrated, velvety and richly flavoured due to the 20% appassimento style in the cuvée.
Tasting note
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.
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
Technical Analysis
Darling Cellar's Chocoholic Pinotage is concentrated, velvety and richly flavoured due to the 20% appassimento style in the cuvée.
Tasting note
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.
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
Decanter: 95 pts
Darling Cellar's Chocoholic Pinotage is concentrated, velvety and richly flavoured due to the 20% appassimento style in the cuvée.
Tasting note
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.
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.
Darling Cellar's Chocoholic Pinotage is concentrated, velvety and richly flavoured due to the 20% appassimento style in the cuvée.
Tasting note
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.
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
