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Fleur du Cap Pinotage 2006

Фльор дю Кап Пинотаж 2006

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Producer:
Bergkelder (Бергкелдер)
Country:
South Africa (Южна Африка) 
Region:
Stellenbosch
Vintage:
2006
Other vintages: 
2007 [87]
Variety:
Pinotage (Пинотаж)
Added by demiro
24 Jul 2008

Winemaker's notes:
This wine has a dark ruby colour with purple edges. On the nose it shows ample aromas of plums and prunes enhanced by a sweetish fruitcake character with a slight vanilla oak finish.Full-bodied on the palate with ripe plum flavours, this robust red is supported by a good tannic backbone.

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How to drink it
Food: Carpaccio (Beef), Chicken, Chicken Smoked, Duck, Ham, Hamburger, Lamb (Grilled, Broiled), Pasta with Vegetables, Pheasant, Pizza, Quail, Rabbit, Steak (Grilled, Broiled), Swordfish, Thai, Tuna, Venison
Cheese: -
Temperature: 16-18 °C
Hang Time
From the Reading Room
Let's say a grape variety normally takes 120 days to ripen. In an especially hot year, it may ripen after only 110 days; in a cooler year, after 130 days. Viticulturists generally do want a long growing seasons. Long ripening allows components in the grape other that sugar - tannins, for example - ...
Comments & Ratings
1iliamarkov
10 May 2010
 Има доста грешки в информацията за виното. Първо производителят не е Fleur du Cap (това е името на виното), а Bergkelder. Освен това името на български е съвсем различно. Пинотажът няма нищо общо със розе от сира на "Ту оушънс"...
2demiro
10 May 2010
 Да - нещо се бяхме объркали. Сега очевидните грешки са отстранени. Благодарим за коментара.