Old Blocks Pinotage, Darling Cellars
Old Blocks Pinotage forms part of Darling Cellars' Reserve range of straight varietals with a focus on fruit-driven, varietal-true, value-for-money wines.
This wine is very expressive and complex on the nose with flavours of red berries, black cherries, vanilla, butterscotch, red plums, coffee and nuances of strawberries. On the palate the flavours follow through with good structure and silky tannins. A well balanced wine with elegance and a lengthy aftertaste.
Technical analysis
ALCOHOL
14.0 %
RESIDUAL SUGAR
2.4 g/L
pH
3.60
ACIDITY
5.6 g/L
ORIGIN
South Africa
WINEMAKER
P N Rossouw & M Immelman
VARIETY
Pinotage
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION
Yes
CLOSURE
Screw top
BOTTLE SIZE
75cl
REGION
Darling
VEGETARIAN
Yes
VEGAN
Yes
Vinification details
The grapes are destalked and crushed, followed by 10 days fermentation at 20-30°C on skin, then pressed at 5 – 10°B. After malolactic fermentation the wine is aged in stainless steel tanks with a combination of French and American oak staves for 12 months.
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Old Blocks Pinotage, Darling Cellars
Old Blocks Pinotage forms part of Darling Cellars' Reserve range of straight varietals with a focus on fruit-driven, varietal-true, value-for-money wines.
Expressive and complex on the nose with flavours of red berries, black cherries, vanilla, butterscotch, red plums, coffee and nuances of strawberries. On the palate the flavours follow through with good structure and silky tannins. A balanced wine with elegance and a lengthy aftertaste.
Technical analysis
ALCOHOL
13.2 %
RESIDUAL SUGAR
3.2 g/L
pH
3.50
ACIDITY
5.4 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 harvested, crushed and de-stalked prior to fermentation for 5-10 days at 20-30°C. After completing malolactic fermentation the wine spent 12 months on French and American oak staves to add structure and complexity.
Contact us to discuss
Old Blocks Pinotage, Darling Cellars
Old Blocks Pinotage forms part of Darling Cellars' Reserve range of straight varietals with a focus on fruit-driven, varietal-true, value-for-money wines.
Expressive and complex on the nose with flavours of red berries, black cherries, vanilla, butterscotch, red plums, coffee and nuances of strawberries. On the palate the flavours follow through with good structure and silky tannins. A balanced wine with elegance and a lengthy aftertaste.
Technical analysis
ALCOHOL
14.0 %
RESIDUAL SUGAR
3.4 g/L
pH
3.50
ACIDITY
5.5 g/L
ORIGIN
South Africa
WINEMAKER
Pieter-Niel Rossouw & Carel Hugo
VARIETY
Pinotage
TIME IN OAK
12 months
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION
Yes
CLOSURE
Screw top
BOTTLE SIZE
75cl
REGION
Darling
VEGETARIAN
Yes
VEGAN
Yes
Vinification details
On arrival at the winery the grapes were crushed and destalked prior to 10 days’ fermentation on the skins. After completing malolactic fermentation the wine was racked into a combination of 3rd- and 4th-fill barrels for 12 months.
Contact us to discuss
Old Blocks Pinotage, Darling Cellars
Old Blocks Pinotage forms part of Darling Cellars' Reserve range of straight varietals with a focus on fruit-driven, varietal-true, value-for-money wines.
Expressive and complex on the nose with flavours of red berries, black cherries, vanilla, butterscotch, red plums, coffee and nuances of strawberries. On the palate the flavours follow through with good structure and silky tannins. A balanced wine with elegance and a lengthy aftertaste.
Technical analysis
ALCOHOL
14.0 %
RESIDUAL SUGAR
2.5 g/L
pH
3.50
ACIDITY
5.4 g/L
ORIGIN
South Africa
WINEMAKER
Abé Beukes, Carel Hugo
VARIETY
Pinotage
FINED USING
Gelatine
TIME IN OAK
12 months
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION
Yes
CLOSURE
Screw top
BOTTLE SIZE
75cl
REGION
Darling
VEGETARIAN
No
VEGAN
No
Vinification details
On arrival at the winery the grapes were crushed and destalked prior to 10 days’ fermentation on the skins. After completing malolactic fermentation the wine was racked into a combination of 3rd- and 4th-fill barrels for 12 months.
Contact us to discuss