A dusty intro to this dry styled, medium bodied Merlot with some notes of soy, cumin and capsicum, lifted by a lick of charred oak.
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Elegant with generous berry fruit flavours, enhanced by French oak. Well-balanced combination between red fruit such as plums, berries and cocoa.
A dusty intro to this dry styled, medium bodied Merlot with some notes of soy, cumin and capsicum, lifted by a lick of charred oak.
The palate has firm acidity and grippy tannins that frames the light, plummy fruit and vegetable extract character and calls for grilled lamb loin chops with a mint sauce.
| Winemaker’s Notes: | A dusty intro to this dry styled, medium bodied Merlot with some notes of soy, cumin and capsicum, lifted by a lick of charred oak |
| Style: | Dry and fruity |
| Cultivar: | 100% Merlot |
| Tons per hectare: | 6-7 |
| Age of vine: | 14-18 years |
| Soil: | Shale |
| Trellising: | Trellis |
| Irrigation: | Irrigated |
| Degree balling at harvest: | Early morning, hand harvested at 25°B |
| Vinification: | Fermented in stainless steel tanks at 26°C |
| Barrel maturation: | 12 months in second and third fill French Barrels |
| Maturation potential: | 2-3 Years |
| Analysis | Alcohol: 13.88%
Residual Sugar: 3.1 g/l Total Acid: 5.5 g/l Region: Coastal |
Download fact sheet: Merlot 2016
| Weight | 1 kg |
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