Darling Cellars Reserve Old Blocks Pinotage 2010

Technical Analysis

Winemaker - Abé Beukes, Carel Hugo
Main Variety - Pinotage
Alcohol - 13.15 %vol
pH - 3.89
RS - 3.4 g/l
Total Acid - 5.3 g/l
Appellation - Darling

Characteristics

Type - Red
Style - Dry
Body - Medium
Taste - Fruity


Tasting Notes

Fresh, but ripe fruit dominates this typical Darling Pinotage. Stone cherries and wild black berries play on the palate for an elegant, yet juicy mouth feel and the wine finishes with soft dry tannins.

Blend Information

100% Pinotage

In The Vineyard

The recent demarcation of the Darling district has led to a focus at Darling Cellars on wines which are terroir and varietal specific. The cool and temperate West Coast climate lends itself to a different micro- and mesoclimate which, along with the different types of soil, lead to unique grapes, which we guide into even more unique wines. Having 99% of all vineyards dry land and almost the same percentage as bush vine, this is as close to what nature intended for grapes to be as one can get.

Darling Cellars Reserve is a wine range of straight varietals where the focus is on fruit driven, varietal true, value for money wines.

Terroir: Deep, decomposed granite soils on the slopes of the Darling Hills, with a cooling effect in the warm afternoons from the Atlantic Ocean in close proximity.
Vineyard type: Bush Vine, dry land.

About The Harvest

Yield: 3 t/ha
Balling at Harvest: 24°B

In The Cellar

Vinification: Crush and destalk, 10 days fermentation at 22°C on skin. Pressed at 5°B.
Maturation: After malolactic fermentation, wine is racked into barrels for 12 months. A blend of 3rd and 4th fill French barrels are used.


Other Vintages

Wine Wine Maker Main Variety
Darling Cellars Reserve Old Blocks Pinotage 2022 André Scriven & Maggie Immelman Pinotage
Darling Cellars Reserve Old Blocks Pinotage 2021 Pieter-Niel Rossouw & Maggie Immelman Pinotage
Darling Cellars Reserve Old Blocks Pinotage 2020 Pieter-Niel Rossouw & Maggie Immelman Pinotage
Darling Cellars Reserve Old Blocks Pinotage 2019 Pieter-Niel Rossouw & Maggie Immelman Pinotage
Darling Cellars Reserve Old Blocks Pinotage 2018 Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Carel Hugo Pinotage
Darling Cellars Reserve Old Blocks Pinotage 2017 Pieter -Niel Rossouw & Carel Hugo Pinotage
Darling Cellars Reserve Old Blocks Pinotage 2016 Pieter -Niel Rossouw & Carel Hugo Pinotage
Darling Cellars Reserve Old Blocks Pinotage 2014 Pieter -Niel Rossouw & Carel Hugo Pinotage
Darling Cellars Reserve Old Blocks Pinotage 2013 Abe Beukes and Carel Hugo Pinotage
Darling Cellars Reserve Old Blocks Pinotage 2011 Abé Beukes, Carel Hugo Pinotage
Darling Cellars Reserve Old Blocks Pinotage 2010 Abé Beukes, Carel Hugo Pinotage

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