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Rijks Touch Pinotage

From one of the very best producers of Pinotage in the World. Intense red current aromas on the nose with gentle hints of vanilla. This wine is a true representation of the great 2017 vintage, with loads of refined flavour characteristics. A medium bodied, lively mid palate is rounded off by a lingering presence of oak.

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Taste

Intense deep red wine. Aromas of blackcurrants and ripe plums, with underlying cherries, dark chocolate and bland nuances on the nose.

The various aromas carry through to a rich, velvety, complex taste supported by layers of well-rounded tannins from the long barrel aging. The gentle presence of oak on the nose and palate supports this delicious pinotage.

Harvest

The grapes were hand-harvested at night in small baskets to preserve the grapes as best as possible.

Cellar

A 48-hour cold maceration period precedes fermentation to extract color and fruit.

Extraction during fermentation took place by pumping the juice over the skins 3 times a day.

The skinned grapes were gently pressed before being fermented until the wine was dry. MLF took place in wooden barrels.

Aged for 22 months in older French oak barriques

Winery

"Up and coming" producer in Tulbagh in the central Cape/ Swartland region. Rijks specializes in the grapes Pinotage, Chenin Blanc.

Rijks was started by Neville Dorrington back in 1996. Neville had worked for 20 years in the leather industry and wanted to try something new. That is why he and his family moved to Tulbagh, which at that time was unknown in the wine world. Here they settled on a farm where wine had never been grown before. But the analyzes showed that the conditions were ideal for cultivation with low yields and high quality.

Today, Rijks is considered one of the absolute best Pinotage houses in the world. They are one of only two houses to have achieved 10 ABSA Top 10 awards.

The soil type for this wine is shale.

Profile:

Let <-> Kraftig
Blød <-> Tannisk
Tør <-> Sød
Lav syre - Høj syre

Cremet smag med tekstur og koncentration, lang balanceret eftersmag.

“I call it the Pope,” says Pierre Wahl, “because it converts people.” (2014)

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Vintage 2021
Varietal Pinotage
Mad
Wine-maker
Alkohol %
Appellation Tulbagh
Country of Origin ZA
Lagring
OBS!
Vintype Red wine
Tim Atkin
Platters Wine Guide
Decanter
EkstraBladet
Volume 1 x 750 ml
Sødme Dry
Fyldig Full body
Fad Kraftig fad
Egen import WineGuys ApS
Number of bottles 1
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