Delheim Pinotage Rosé 2024

Harvesting starts mid- to end January with the blocks selected for Rosé. With sufficient rain in the winter months and moderately warm weather from November to January the vineyards were in perfect condition with yields and quality above par. Picking is done by hand only in the early mornings to keep the temperature as cold as possible. Grapes are de-stemmed and crushed before being transferred into a press where the juice is drained immediately and separated from the skins. Only the free run juice and some of the lightly pressed juice at 0,5 bar is used. The juice is clarified by means of floatation and racked to a fermentation tank. Fermentation is done by a few selected yeast strains at different fermentation temperatures in order to obtain a .diverse aroma profile. After fermentation the wine is then blended and receives a very light filtration just before bottling.