Director's Reserve Pinotage 2022

VARIETALS: Pinotage 100% 

STYLE: Full bodied, ruby red colour, aromas of fresh cherries and hints of spice accompanied by red fruit and mocha on the palate. 

SOIL: Predominantly Tukulu and Dresden soils on a base of shale. 

AGE OF VINES: 23 years. 

VINIFICATION: 7 days on skins in open top fermenters at 25°C. 

BARREL AGING: 18 months in 300 liter French oak barrels. 

CLIMATE: Low rainfall, moderate ripening season with cool nights and warm, dry days during picking. 

GRAPES: Smaller berries, with excellent colour and flavour intensity, harvested at optimum phenolic ripeness. 

OPTIMUM DRINKING: This excellent 2022 vintage will peak from mid 2024 to 2028 when tertiary aromas will start to develop. 

FOOD SUGGESTION: Game, beef and lamb dishes. 

Alcohol : 15.33 % I RS : 2.7 g/l I pH : 3.65 I Total Acid: 5.6 g/l