PETIT VERDOT 2015
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Simonsberg Paarl
Petit Verdot
2015
15.00 %
A1165
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Lola Nicholls
Open vat
Stainless steel basket press
Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tank
Barrel matured in 225 l barrels
12 – 14 months
Actual Alcohol – 15.15 %
Residual Sugar – 2.4 g/l
Volatile acidity – 0.55 g/l
pH – 3.73
Total acidity – 5.3 g/l
F SO2 Rip – 13 mg/l
T SO2 Rip – 44 mg/L
222 l / 295 bottles
1 August 2017
General Comments
This is a wine with a bold personality and therefore pairs well with ostrich, beef, game meats and barbecued lamb chops
Vineyard Information
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18 hectares
Petit Verdot
0.85 hectares
Richter 110
RF8719
ME07
2004
Predominantly Clovelly, with small areas of Constantia (Cv2 and Ct1)
Integrated Production of Wine (IPW) as prescribed by the Wine and Spirit Board
Bernard Nicholls
Danie Kritzinger – Agrimotion
Bertus de Clerk – de Clerk Landboudienste
