The 2010 Elgin Vintners Rose is vinified from 100% Merlot grapes, sourced from three vineyards within the Elgin Vintners partnership. This is a dry Rose - pretend you are in the South of France and enjoy every satisfying sip!
ORIGIN
Wine of Origin Elgin
HARVEST DATE
3 March 2010
BOTTLING DATE
1 November 2010
VITICULTURE
The Merlot vines are planted on Tukulu and Glenrosa soil types with supplementary drip irrigation. in order to decrease vigor a permanent cover crop has been planted in the work row. Two of the three vineyards are Smart-Dyson trained, the third being conventional VSP. The vines display perfect balance and yielded a production of 12 - 15 ton per hectare.
WINEMAKING NOTES
The grapes were delicately crushed and left for 4 hours to extract colour. After a light pressing into settling tanks, the free flow and press juice were kept separate. The juice was settled over 2 nights. Cold fermented at 12-14 degrees, with special selected yeast cultures. The juice took about 2 and a half weeks for fermentation to be completed. After fermentation the press and free run fraction was blended together, stabilized and bottled.
ANALYSIS
Alcohol
Total Acid
Residual sugar
pH
12.65 (13% on label)
6.3g/l
4.0g/l
3.11
TASTING NOTES
Clear, bright pink colour. Nose is clean and fresh with forthcoming fruit with a multi layered complexity of strawberries and red berries. Smooth entry with firm, crisp acidity, ripe fruit flavours with beautiful follow through. Great balance between acidity and fruit and natural sugar. Intricate complexity with a lingering aftertaste.
PACKAGING
Stelvin screw cap closure
Barcode 6009 8144 3020-5 (per single bottle)
Barcode 6009 8144 3021-2 (per 6 x 750ml bottles)
QUANTITY
4990 liters / 1108 cases (6 x 750ml) produced
Tel: +27 (0)21 859 2779 | Fax: +27 (0)86 646 3693 | Email: elginvintner@mweb.co.za
Morningstar Farm, Oudebrug Road, Elgin, Western Cape, South Africa
