Pionier Pinotage
R1295
The Lanzerac Pionier Pinotage is a tribute to the world’s first bottled Pinotage – a 1959 Lanzerac Pinotage.
The 2022 Pionier has an excellent deep colour, with typical varietal aromas like ripe, plummy red fruit on the nose and palate. A big mouth-feel, complex and velvety pallet and long and lingering aftertaste rounds off this wine perfectly.
CELLAR PRICE
R1295
WINE CLUB PRICE
R1034
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Jonkershoek Valley, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Single Vineyard
The Lanzerac Pionier Pinotage is a tribute to the world’s first bottled Pinotage – a 1959 Lanzerac Pinotage. The 2022 Pionier has an excellent deep colour, with typical varietal aromas like ripe, plummy red fruit on the nose and palate. A big mouth-feel, complex and velvety pallet and long and lingering aftertaste rounds off this wine perfectly.
Enjoy this flagship wine with a slow cooked oxtail with Parmesan Polenta, Coffee -rubbed lamb with Charred Eggplant, Duck with a Cherry reduction, Barbeque Pork with a sticky plum glaze and a Dark Chocolate Torte with Expresso Cream.
After harvesting the grapes were de-stalked and hand-sorted followed by natural fermentation in open wooden fermenters. The natural fermentation took about 7 days to complete after which the wine was pressed with a small basket press. Malolactic fermentation took place in new-, second- and third fill 225 litre French oak barrels. After malolactic fermentation the wine was racked and sulphured. During maturation in barrel for a total time of 21 months the wine was racked a further two times to soften the tannins.
Alcohol 14.03%
Residual sugar 3.3 g/l
Total acidity 5.7 g/l
pH 3.59
