Cloof Happy Dragon 2006

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Oakwood House
P O Box 2968
Warlingham
Surrey
CR6 9YH

License No. TAND/PERS/10/007

Telephone:
01883 624 617

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Company Reg No:
03460357

VAT Reg No:
719175127

Cloof Happy Dragon 2006

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Cloof Happy Dragon 2006 (code:023)

Wine:		Happy Dragon Pinotage/Shiraz 2006
Origin:		Darling
Cultivar:		89% Pinotage, 11% Shiraz
Vintage:		2006
Tasting note:		The wine that tamed the thirst of a goat-eating dragon is reminiscent of the easy-going, spicy wines of the Mediterranean. Generous fruit and tannins with a gentle grip make this a wine for sipping or supping. Great with goat!

Vineyard Information
Age of vines:		Pinotage planted in 1996 and 1997
Trellising:		Pinotage - bush vines Shiraz - trellised
Irrigation:		Pinotage - none Shiraz - drip irrigation to prevent stress during ripening period
Soil:		Decomposed granite and Oakleaf
Position:		East facing slopes

Cellar information
Harvest date:		Pinotage - 25 to 28 January Shiraz - 23 February
Sugar at harvest:
Yield:		Pinotage - 5 Ton/Ha Shiraz - 7.5 Ton/Ha
Fermentation:		Pinotage - 3 days pre-fermentation cold soak at 7ºC and 5 days fermentation at 30ºC Shiraz, 5 days' fermentation at 30ºC and a further 5 days' maceration on skins
Maturation:		No wood maturation; wine was kept in stainless steel tanks for 22 months

Bottling date		Feb 2008

Alc:		13.50 %
RS:		2.80 g/l
Extr:		29.20 g/l
pH:		3.80
TA:		5.7 g/l

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