Raka Pinotage 2008

The 2008 Pinotage has a deep purple colour with scarlet tint. Aromas of black and red berries backed by oak, spicy undertones of cinnamon and cloves giving way to a rich, mouth-filling palate supported by a well integrated concentration of tannin and oak.

100% Pinotage

Grapes picked from vines located in the Klein River district.

Hand picked in small lug boxes.

Grapes were sorted before inoculated with a pure yeast culture, BM 45. The juice was pumped over the skins 3-5 times per day for 5 days. Once fermentation was complete, the wine was drained of the primary lees and transferred to a resting tank. Malolactic fermentation and a brief settling period preceded the wine to a combination of 225 litre of French and Hungarian oak types.