Domaine Des Dieux Josephine 2017
Red Wine from Hemel-En-Aarde Ridge, South Africa
Domaine Des Dieux Josephine 2017
Red Wine from Hemel-En-Aarde Ridge, South Africa
Profile:
Bright cherry, pomegranate and cranberry notes on the nose are underpinned by subtle cinnamon and earthy tones, with a touch of smoke from aging in small French oak barrels. Generous and full in the mouth, with sleek tannins and lingering red fruit finish.
Food Pairing: Beef, Veal, Poultry, Game (deer, venison)
What’s In It: 100% Pinot Noir
How It Was Made:
Traditional methods and a considered lack of intervention allows the Pinot to express itself in the cellar. Short periods of pumping over without air help to keep the fermenting wine in contact with the skins in the tank. The wine will stay on the tank for 6-8 weeks to ensure that all the potential in the skins is extracted. It is then pressed off to small French oak vats, 28% of which are new, where it undergoes natural malolactic fermentation. 9 months later it emerges from barrel to be bottled.