Skuinsberg Cinsaut 2022

R246 / Bottle
Cinsaut has been the forgotten hero of great South African blends from as far back as the 60s. So much so, that when Danie Jnr presented his dad with a barrel sample of his own personal project, Danie Snr exclaimed: “That’s the best Pinot Noir you’ve ever made!” Skuinsberg Cinsaut, named after the vineyards’ steep hill, has been admired for producing elegantly perfumed expressions of this single varietal ever since.

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Description

Lovely dense earthy savory sun dried strawberry and bramble berry fruit nose. Full and fleshy, this is showy, bright and mouthwatering, displaying a crunchy edge, saline acidity and a fine sweet macerated red currant finish.

Alcohol: 11.7
Total Acidity: 5.1g/ℓ
Residual Sugar: 2.3g/ℓ
ph: 3.49
100% Cinsaut
Skuinsberg Cinsaut was planted in 1991 on the steepest slope on Kaapzicht: hence the name Skuinsberg/steephill (the steep hills have claimed quite a few tractors over the past 40 years!). The soil has low potential, weathered granite – resulting in smaller berries and lower yields. On average we get between 10-13 tons from the 2.1 ha block.
Grapes hand-harvested from the steepest slopes on Kaapzicht Estate planted in 1991. The grapes are crushed and destemmed and fermented with an inoculated culture of biodynamic yeast for 4 days on the skins. After completion of malo-lactic conversion, the wine is racked and transferred to 225l old barrels for ageing. After 10 months in barrel the wine is blended and bottled
3–5 years

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