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Rijks Private Cellar Pinotage 2007 Takes The Trophy. Again.
Monday, 11 July 2011
Chairman of the Trophy Wine Show, Michael Fridjhon, announced last week that our Pinotage 2007, just released and awarded 95 points, received the Trophy for the Best Pinotage of the show. 1070 wines were entered in the competition. A Gold Medal is described as "superlative, world class". Three Pinotages are produced at Rijks. Pinotage Touch of Oak - lightly wooded with exceptional fruit, Pinotage Private Cellar - full bodied and complex, and Pinotage Reserve.

Publication from Icon Trophy Wine Show Book 2011

In Dutch the word rijk means rich - a perfect description of how Tulbagh producer Rijks Private Cellar has been blessed with the quality produced here. Last year saw Rijks celebrate its first decade. With owner Neville Dorrington and winemaker Pierre Wahl, this go-getting cellar has notched up many prestigious awards for both reds and whites, showing a distinct versatility and obvious skill across the board.

Last years Trophy Wine Show saw the team winning the Trophy for the Best Chenin Blanc. But its our proudly home grown variety, Pinotage which first cemented Rijks Private Cellar as a serious contender for SAs Pinotage crown. Numerous accolades over the years attest to a passion for this variety.

When Dorrington purchased the property he was adamant he would plant Pinotage with the aim of producing a world class food wine. Wahl insists its become his favourite variety - with Chenin Blanc and Shiraz.Wahl travelled to the States to study the Californians approach to Pinot Noir - the variety crossed with Cinsaut which together produce this indigenous South African grape. He prefers the use of open fermenters, cold maceration prior to fermentation and malolactic fermentation in barrels.

The fruit for this wine is exclusively from Rijks vineyards and was handpicked in the cool of the night to retain freshness and flavour. The result is a wine with a deep ruby red colour. On the nose, expect a complex infusion of cherry and plum. These red fruit aromas carry through to the palate, supported by a full concentration of well integrated tannin and oak. Wahl recommends one to decant this wine prior to serving and, for those with patience and cellaring capacity, it has 15 or more years of ageing potential. "Reflecting elegance, finesse, complexity and concentrated fruit, this wine embodies the character of the cultivar and our soils, and perfectly represents the hallmarks of Rijks Private Cellar wines," says Wahl.

Having supplemented their Pinotage plantings last year the team is confident that their future, and that of this iconic variety, is looking very rosy indeed. Editorial by Sara de Villiers.
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