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A beautifully crafted Pinotage showing ripe strawberry and cranberry fruit, elegant and silky.
Light Bodied
Full Bodied
South Africa
Western Cape
Breedekloof
Olifantsberg
Pinotage
Red Wine
Elizma Visser
Diam
Other Classifications
ABOUT THE PRODUCER:
Olifantsberg is passionate about producing authentic wines with a true sense of place, which reflect the unique location of their vineyard. The focus is on sustainable farming and winemaking practices, resulting in limited intervention in both the vineyard and cellar. They hold the Integrated Production of Wine (IPW) certification for their sustainable practices. The team are fully committed to understanding their terroir and managing their natural resources through conservation, which adds to the singularity of their wines. The unique terroir, with its combination of Breede shale, Renosterveld, and sandstone soils, constant winds, and elevation, produces concentrated fruit that winemaker Elizma Visser translates into elegant, fresh, and age-worthy wines. In Tim Atkin’s 2021 South Africa Report, Elizma was awarded the prestigious Young Winemaker of the Year Award.
ABOUT THE VINEYARD:
The vineyard is located on the fertile slopes of the Olifantsberg Mountain Range where it endures wide diurnal temperature differences and strong winds, at altitudes from 250 to 450 metres above sea level. During the winter, the mountain peaks are snow-covered, keeping the vines dormant for longer. Cold winters, coupled with the summer winds, ensure the slow ripening of the grapes, which helps to maintain healthy vines and contribute freshness and elegance to the wines. The soils in the vineyard comprise a unique sandy shale with a clay subsoil, which lends structure to the resulting wine. The Pinotage trellised vines are 13 years old and are farmed sustainably.
THE WINEMAKING PROCESS:
Whole berries were naturally fermented in open top fermenters, with soft techniques used to extract colour, fruit and tannins. The wine was aged for a further 10 months in French oak foudres and barrels to add complexity.
OUR TASTING NOTE:
A beautifully crafted Pinotage showing wild strawberry and ripe raspberry interlaced with hints of spice and earthy notes. With great purity of fruit and silky tannins, it reveals a fresh and elegant expression of South Africa’s signature variety.
GRAPE VARIETY:
Pinotage 100%
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER:
Olifantsberg is passionate about producing authentic wines with a true sense of place, which reflect the unique location of their vineyard. The focus is on sustainable farming and winemaking practices, resulting in limited intervention in both the vineyard and cellar. They hold the Integrated Production of Wine (IPW) certification for their sustainable practices. The team are fully committed to understanding their terroir and managing their natural resources through conservation, which adds to the singularity of their wines. The unique terroir, with its combination of Breede shale, Renosterveld, and sandstone soils, constant winds, and elevation, produces concentrated fruit that winemaker Elizma Visser translates into elegant, fresh, and age-worthy wines. In Tim Atkin’s 2021 South Africa Report, Elizma was awarded the prestigious Young Winemaker of the Year Award.
ABOUT THE VINEYARD:
The vineyard is located on the fertile slopes of the Olifantsberg Mountain Range where it endures wide diurnal temperature differences and strong winds, at altitudes from 250 to 450 metres above sea level. During the winter, the mountain peaks are snow-covered, keeping the vines dormant for longer. Cold winters, coupled with the summer winds, ensure the slow ripening of the grapes, which helps to maintain healthy vines and contribute freshness and elegance to the wines. The soils in the vineyard comprise a unique sandy shale with a clay subsoil, which lends structure to the resulting wine. The Pinotage trellised vines are 13 years old and are farmed sustainably.
THE WINEMAKING PROCESS:
Whole berries were naturally fermented in open top fermenters, with soft techniques used to extract colour, fruit and tannins. The wine was aged for a further 10 months in French oak foudres and barrels to add complexity.
OUR TASTING NOTE:
A beautifully crafted Pinotage showing wild strawberry and ripe raspberry interlaced with hints of spice and earthy notes. With great purity of fruit and silky tannins, it reveals a fresh and elegant expression of South Africa’s signature variety.
GRAPE VARIETY:
Pinotage 100%
| Weight | 1.2 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 7.5 × 7.5 × 30 cm |
| Country | South Africa |
| Region | Western Cape |
| Sub-region | Breedekloof |
| Producer / Winery | Olifantsberg |
| Winemaker | Elizma Visser |
| Style | Red Wine |
| Grape Variety | Pinotage |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Alcohol % (ABV) | 13% |
| Body Value (A being light-bodied, E being full-bodied) | C |
| Residual Sugar | 2 g/L |
| Contains Sulphites | Yes |
| Vegetarian | |
| Vegan | |
| Milk | No |
| Eggs | No |
| Organic | No |
| Biodynamic | No |
| Format Available | 75cl |
| Closure | Diam |
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£19.99
Fairly priced. Expertly sourced. Always stored in perfect condition.
UK delivery £7.95.
3-5 working days.
Free on orders over £120.
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