Darling Cellars Chocoholic Pinotage 2018

Technical Analysis

Winemaker - Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Carel Hugo
Main Variety - Pinotage
Alcohol - 13.48 %vol
pH - 3.56
RS - 6.62 g/l
Total Acid - 5.85 g/l
Appellation - Darling

Characteristics

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


Tasting Notes

A vibrant display of a wide range of fruit and flavours that includes Turkish delight, chocolate, red and black cherries, vanilla, red plum and butterscotch. Just to name a few.... The flavours follow through on the palate with an amazing structure and smooth supple tannins. This wine is perfectly balanced and well put together. This wine will tickle your taste buds and will be an amazing journey for all to experience the unique Darling terroir in a glass.


Blend Information

100% Pinotage

Food Suggestions

Enjoy this wine on its own or pair with a variety of meat or pasta dishes, and berry or chocolate desserts.

In The Vineyard

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 - 7 t/ha
Balling at Harvest :24 - 25°B

In The Cellar

Vinification: Crush and destalk, 5 - 6 days fermentation at 20 - 30°C on skin. Pressed at 5 - 10°B.
Maturation: A portion of the wine spent 8 - 12 months on staves to add complexity and layers.

Additional Information

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.
Seductively smooth, sensually soft, subtly sweet, mouth fillingly moreish, unashamedly addictive, decadently Pinotage.


Other Vintages

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Darling Cellars Chocoholic Pinotage 3litre NV Carel Hugo & Pieter-Niel Rossouw Pinotage
Darling Cellars Chocoholic Pinotage 2022 Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Maggie Immelman Pinotage
Darling Cellars Chocoholic Pinotage Magnum 2022 Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Maggie Immelman Pinotage
Darling Cellars Chocoholic Pinotage 2021 Pieter-Niel Rossouw & Maggie Immelman Pinotage
Darling Cellars Chocoholic Pinotage 2020 Pieter-Niel Rossouw & Maggie Immelman Pinotage
Darling Cellars Chocoholic Pinotage 2018 Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Carel Hugo Pinotage
Darling Cellars Chocoholic Pinotage 2017 Carel Hugo & Pieter-Niel Rossouw Pinotage
Darling Cellars Chocoholic Pinotage 2016 Carel Hugo & Pieter-Niel Rossouw Pinotage
Darling Cellars Chocoholic Pinotage 2015 Carel Hugo & Pieter-Niel Rossouw Pinotage

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