CINSAULT 2024
Awards
Platter’s Wine Guide - coming soon.
Previous vintage - 4 Stars “Vibrant, juicy, deliciously crunchy raspberry fruit, light body & silky tannins.”
Summary
Wine of Origin: Piekenierskloof
Varietal(s): 100% Cinsault
Body: Light
Alc: 12.1%
Tasting notes
Wild berries with notes of spice.
Winemaking
Fruit was de-stemmed, crushed and fermented in tank. Punch downs twice daily, extended maceration for 14 days. Malolactic fermentation took place in tank. Wine pressed off then racked to 3rd/4th fill barrels.
Production
1800 bottles
Maturation
Time in oak: 10 months
New oak: 0%
Vineyard Details
Block size: 1ha
Yield: <3tonnes per ha
Block profile:
Dryland bush vines, sandy loam soils. High altitude (750m above sea level). Own-rooted vines.
Vines planted: 1973
Irrigation: No
Grown by: Heidedal Vineyard Team
Platter’s Wine Guide - coming soon.
Previous vintage - 4 Stars “Vibrant, juicy, deliciously crunchy raspberry fruit, light body & silky tannins.”
Summary
Wine of Origin: Piekenierskloof
Varietal(s): 100% Cinsault
Body: Light
Alc: 12.1%
Tasting notes
Wild berries with notes of spice.
Winemaking
Fruit was de-stemmed, crushed and fermented in tank. Punch downs twice daily, extended maceration for 14 days. Malolactic fermentation took place in tank. Wine pressed off then racked to 3rd/4th fill barrels.
Production
1800 bottles
Maturation
Time in oak: 10 months
New oak: 0%
Vineyard Details
Block size: 1ha
Yield: <3tonnes per ha
Block profile:
Dryland bush vines, sandy loam soils. High altitude (750m above sea level). Own-rooted vines.
Vines planted: 1973
Irrigation: No
Grown by: Heidedal Vineyard Team