Soft plums and cherries give way to spicy undertones with minty sweet fruit and dry tannins.
Vintage
2009
Origin
Robertson
Variety
100% Merlot
Soil Type
Red clay, stone Karoo soil
Vinification
Harvested at 24.5° Balling and crushed into the main tank. Fermentation took place at 28° Celsius. The grapes were pressed at 5° Balling where after MLF took place in the tank and it was pumped over to the barrels.
Maturation
12 months in Oak barrels – 35% American and 65% French
Analysis
Alcohol 14.62%
Residual Sugar 3.3 g/l
TA 6.1
pH 3.34
Residual Sugar 3.3 g/l
TA 6.1
pH 3.34
Food Suggestion
Rosemary and mint crusted rack of lamb
Awards
3.5 stars – Platter 2011
