Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.0%
Residual Sugar 2.1 g/L
pH 3.6
Total Acidity 6 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties Merlot
Merlot100%
Region Western Cape
Soil Decomposed granite
Harvest Dates 3 February 2017 - 13 February 2017
Fermentation Vessels Wooden Fermenter
Maceration 5 days
Oak Details 60% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak60%
Oak Types French
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Grapes are picked by hand, placed into small lug boxes, and transported to the cellar in a refrigerated truck. In the cellar, the whole berries are double-sorted with optical sorting and then gravity-fed into wood fermenters. Each batch is cold-soaked for a few days and then slowly brought up in temperature, where fermentation takes place naturally. After fermentation, 5 days of maceration on the skins are allowed. The wines were aged for 24 months in 60% new French oak, bottled unfiltered, and then bottle-aged for 3 years.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Black Forest gateau, deep plum, spice
Palate: black cherry, plum, understated spice, ripe dark fruit