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Morgenhof - Cape Vintage 2003 6x 75cl Bottles

The fortified wine invites you to a nose filled with black cherries, liquorice, raisins and walnuts. These flavours follow through on ripe and rich palate covered with velvety tannins to end with a perfect balance. Basic Cellar Procedure: Received the grapes during mid morning. Crushing and de-stemming commenced and then the mash is pumped into Marionette fermentation tanks where it was cold macerated for 3 days. Yeast was then added so that fermentation could start. Mash was allowed to ferment until there was a 100g/l sugar left before fortification was done. Fermentation took place at between 20 - 35 degrees C. Pump-Overs: Aerated pump-over 4 times per daily and moving one times the volume of the tank with every pump-over. Maceration: 7 days. Press: Bucher Pneumatic press. The free run
and press wine was added together. Malolactic Fermentation: No malo-lactic fermentation was done. Maturation: Wine was aged for 24 Months in old French oak barrels.
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The fortified wine invites you to a nose filled with black cherries, liquorice, raisins & walnuts. These flavours follow through on ripe & rich palate covered with velvety tannins to end with a perfect balance. Basic Cellar Procedure: Received the grapes during mid morning. Crushing & de-stemming commenced & then the mash is pumped into Marionette fermentation tanks where it was cold macerated for 3 days. Yeast was then added so that fermentation could start. Mash was allowed to ferment until there was a 100g/l sugar left before fortification was done. Fermentation took place at between 20
- 35 degrees C. Pump-Overs: Aerated pump-over 4 times per daily & moving one times the volume of the tank with every pump-over. Maceration: 7 days. Press: Bucher Pneumatic press. The free run & press wine was added together. Malolactic Fermentation: No malo-lactic fermentation was done. Maturation: Wine was aged for 24 Months in old French oak barrels.

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Palate - A term used to describe the roof of the mouth
Raisins - Dried grapes. Can be eaten raw or used in cooking.
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