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De Krans Merlot/Pinotage 2004

Full-bodied dry red wine with typical ripe-berry fruit, balanced by attractive tannins.

Ideal accompaniment to red meat roasts and casseroles.
variety : Merlot [ 60% Merlot, 40% Pinotage ]
winery : De Krans Wines
winemaker : Boets & Stroebel Nel
wine of origin : Calitzdorp
analysis : alc : 14.00 % vol  rs : 2.5 g/l  pH : 3.7  ta : 5.4 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
- Silver: Southern Cape Bottled
Wine Show 2006
in the vineyard : Very low yields from 13 year old vines planted on clay soil.
about the harvest: Picked at 25° Balling.

in the cellar : Fermented on skins to 4° Balling. Undergone malo-lactic fermentation. Wooded 4 months (2nd - 3rd fill).

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