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Domaine Laroche - L'Avenir Pinotage 2006

Name: Domaine Laroche - L'Avenir Pinotage 2006
Brand: Laroche - l'Avenir
Rating: 3.9 (7 reviews)

Stellenbosch|Red wine

3.9/5 (7 customers)

Awards: Gold Medalat The Michelangelo International Wine Awards, 4 stars in the John Platter Guide
According to Michel Laroche, the Stellenbosch vineyard is the most beautiful and spectacular in the world! A unique grape variety finds its fullness here: Pinotage, producing an intense and complex wine with a beautiful aromatic persistence. A beautiful expression of the terroir, enhanced by Laroche's touch and style!

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Laroche - l'Avenir

Vintage

Pinotage

Vintage

2006

Designation

Stellenbosch

Region

South Africa

Grape varieties

100% Pinotage

Terroirs

Glenrosa (decomposed shale with a layer of clay underneath)

Viticulture

Bush vines cultivation: old goblet-trained vines, moderate yields, fully ripe fruit without excess, producing balanced wines.

Grape harvest

Manuals

Wine making

Fermentation between 30 and 32°C, pressing at 10% alcohol and alcoholic fermentation completed in stainless steel vats, 100% malolactic fermentation.

Livestock farming

14 months in French oak barrels

Alcohol content

14%

Eye

deep purple color

Nose

Fruity and intense with aromas of plum and cherry

Mouth

open attack, ripe tannins, with a beautiful structure and balance

Serve

Decant at 15°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2008

Apogee

2010

Drink before

2014

Food and wine pairings

A savourer sur des viandes rouges grillées de préférence saignantes, un magret de canard, un navarin d'agneau...<br/>

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Customer rating

3.9/5

based on 7 reviews