A medium bodied Pinotage with a dark ruby colour. A complex Pinotage with cherry and black berry with well integrated with the oak aromas. A balanced wine that could be enjoyed now or age in the bottle for a few years longer. In summer to go with seafood or light meat dishes and spicy food.

Grape Variety	100% Pinotage
Climate	The summer once again had a long growth period to effect. No stress conditions until middle February when a short warm spell was experienced. Sufficient rainfall in the winter season established good underground water table levels. Some high temperatures in February brought on quick ripening towards the end of the season. A good season for Pinotage.
Soil	Hutton, Clovelly &Kroonstad
Trellising	Mainly bush vines
Age of Vines	10 - 20 years old
Yield	7.8 Ton/ha
Vinification	Different systems of skin contact. Open fermenter, roto tanks and fermentomatics. 4,5 days on skins at 25°C. After malolactic fermentation 6-8 months of French oak maturation.

Free SO2	45 mg/l
Total SO2	94 mg/l
pH	3.79
Total Acidity	5.30 g/l
Residual Sugar	2.60 g/l
Volatile Acidity	0.52 g/l
Alcohol Volume	14.00%