Springfontein Single Vineyard Jonathan’s Ridge Pinotage 2016

100 % Pinotage

Natural Fermentation is slower and results in much longer time on the skins and longer fermentation period. This gives this wine more intense and more complex aroma profile. The wine is rich, full bodied with attractive dark red fruit, subtle oak spice, and sweet nuances of caramel and vanilla.

Platter’s 90/100 ****(*)
Sumptuously ripe berry fruit dominates 2016 from registered single-vineyard (as next), high-toned aromatic notes, firm but velvety tannins in support. Better balanced than 2015 (4 stars, 88 pts), with bulk & power reined in.

Grapes were selected and harvested by hand to ensure optimum quality. After de-stemming grapes were cold macerated whole berry for 6 days to exctract colour and flavours before fermentation. The wine was fermented with Natural Yeast with regular punch downs to extract more colour, flavour and tannins. Malolactic fermentation was completed in barriques followed by maturation for 21 months in French, American and Hungarian oak, 70% new oak and 30% 2nd fill oak barriques.