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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour

Pairings
These elements are intertwined in this family-owned farm, where the late Frans Malan produced the first bottle of our much-loved Kaapse Vonkel, South Africa's first Méthode Cap Classique made in the classic bottle-fermented style. He is also honoured for co-founding the thriving Stellenbosch Wine Route, a first in its time. Today, his legacy lives on through his sons, Francois and Johan, and grandchildren Francois-Jacques, Christelle and Michael, the 2nd and 3rd Malan generations at Simonsig Wine Estate. Read more


Name | Simonsig Redhill Pinotage 2020 |
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Type | Red green still |
Denomination | N/A |
Vintage | 2020 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
Grape varieties | 100% Pinotage |
Country | South Africa |
Region | South Africa |
Vendor | Simonsig |
Harvest | By hand, when grapes reached an optimal ripeness. |
Fermentation temperature | 28 °C |
Wine making | Crushing and destemming in two open fermenters. 20% of the grapes were whole cluster fermented. Two days of cold maceration before inoculation. Manual punching-down every two hours allowed a short but intense extraction. The fermentation temperature reached 28°C. Pressed after 6 days on the skins, alcoholic fermentation was completed in the tank. |
Aging | Malolactic fermentation took place in vats before the wine was taken into barriques. 15 months of ageing in entirely new French oak barriques. |
Total acidity | 5.2 gr/L |
PH | 3.64 |
Residual sugar | 2.2 gr/L |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |