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The 2010 Elgin Vintners Rose is vinified from 100% Merlot grapes, sourced from three vineyards within the Elgin Vintners partnership. This is a dry Rose - pretend you are in the South of France and enjoy every satisfying sip!
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 | The 2010 Elgin Vintners Rose is vinified from 100% Merlot grapes, sourced from three vineyards within the Elgin Vintners partnership. This is a dry Rose - pretend you are in the South of France and enjoy every satisfying sip! | ||
| ORIGIN | Wine of Origin Elgin | ||
| HARVEST DATE | 3 March 2010 | ||
| BOTTLING DATE | 1 November 2010 | ||
| VITICULTURE | The Merlot vines are planted on Tukulu and Glenrosa soil types with supplementary drip irrigation. in order to decrease vigour a permanent cover crop has been planted in the work row. Two of the three vineyards are Smart-Dyson trained, the third being conventional VSP. The vines display perfect balance and yeilded a production of 12 - 15 ton per hectare. | ||
| WINEMAKING NOTES | The grapes were delicately crushed and left for 4 hours to extract colour. After a light pressing into settling tanks, the free flow and press juice were kept seperate. The juice was settled over 2 nights. Cold fermented at 12-14 degrees, with special selected yeast cultures. The juice took about 2 and a half weeks for fermentation to be completed. After fermentation the press and free run fraction was blended together, stabilized and bottled. | ||
| ANALYSIS | Alcohol Total Acid Residual sugar pH | 12.65 (13% on label) 6.3g/l 4.0g/l 3.11 | |
| TASTING NOTES | Clear, bright pink colour. Nose is clean and fresh with forthcoming fruit with a lulti layered complxity of strawberries and red berries. Smooth entry with firm, crisp acidity, ripe fruit flavours with beautiful follow through. Great balance between acidity and fruit and natural sugar. Intricate complexity with a lingering aftertaste. | ||
| PACKAGING | Stelvin screw cap closure Barcode 6009 8144 3020-5 (per single bottle) Barcode 6009 8144 3021-2 (per 6 x 750ml bottles) | ||
| QUANTITY | 4990 liters / 1108 cases (6 x 750ml) produced | ||
 | Tel: +27 (0)21 859 2779 | Fax: +27 (0)86 646 3693 | Email: elginvintner@mweb.co.za Morningstar Farm, Oudebrug Road, Elgin, Western Cape, South Africa |
