Rosy Darling 2011
Wine:
Rosy Darling
 
Origin:
Darling
 
Varietal:
Pinotage, Cinsaut
 
Vintage:
2011
 
Tasting note:
An easy-going wine with gentle dark berry flavours
 
VINEYARD INFORMATION
 
Age of Vines:
Pinotage 1997, Cinsaut 1966
 
Trellising:
Bush Vines
 
Irrigation:
None
 
Soil:
Decomposed Granite & Oakleaf
 
Position:
East facing slopes
 
CELLAR INFORMATION
 
Harvest date:
Pinotage: mid-February, Cinsaut: mid-March
 
Harvest Sugar:
Pinotage 23ºB, Cinsaut 21ºB
 
Yield:
Pinotage: 9.00 Ton/Ha, Cinsaut: 5 Ton/Ha
 
Fermentation:
Juice was drained off each variety after filling the tanks and settled overnight before being racked off their lees. Each component fermented separately at 14 ºC for 2 weeks. Once all wines finished fermentation they were blended together. After 4 months of maturation on fine lees the wine was filtered and bottled.
 
Maturation:
None.
 
Bottling date:
1 July 2011
 
Alc:
12.28 %
 
RS:
3 g/l
 
Extr:
27.60 g/l
 
pH:
3.31
 
TA:
6.12
 

 

 
 
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