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The Sadie Family Wines

Pofadder 2018

South Africa, Swartland
Cinsault
Treinspoor 2018
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Awards

- This wine has not yet received a recognition

Alcohol

13.0%

Analytical data

dry

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Vinification

The whole clusters were placed in an old wooden open-top fermenter, with one or two punch-downs by foot each day to slowly release juice for fermentation. After a month on the skins the grapes are transferred by hand into a tiny basket press and pressed directly to an old wooden cask. The wine is bottled after a year or so, to retain the fruit and elegance of the wine and avoid any premature oxidation character.

Vineyard: Western side of the Kasteelberg Mountain in the Swartland

There were five vineyards considered – but it became clear that the block on the Riebeek Mountain in the Swartland was far above the rest in quality (the snakelike form of the mountain gave the wine its name).

Soil Type

Slate and decomposed shale formations

Viticulture

After picking, careful sorting is vital to get rid of both under-ripe and over-ripe berries.

Maturation

Maturation in an old wooden cask.

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