Hill&Dale Stellenbosch Red 2000
Colour: Deep ruby.
Bouquet: Aromas of berries and oak spices in the background.
Taste: Ripe berry fruit with an elegant background of almond and cedar wood result in a lingering aftertaste.
This is a versatile wine suited to red meat dishes as well as cheese and biscuits.
variety : Merlot [ 74% Merlot. 26% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winemaker : Guy Webber
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 13.49 % vol rs : 2.50 g/l pH : 3.44 ta : 5.90 g/l
type : Red wooded
pack : Bottle closure : Cork
in the vineyard : Viticulturist: Eben Archer
Grapes were sourced from trellised vineyards ranging in age from 7 to 12 years, on south-west and north-westlery facing slopes at altitudes of 80 m to 150 m. The vines grow in soils originating from decomposed granite with some Table Mountain sandstone and shale on the higher slopes. Grafted onto nematode-resistant rootstocks, the vineyards yielded an average of six tons per hectare.
about the harvest: The grapes were harvested by at between 22° and 23,5° Balling before being destemmed and crushed.
in the cellar : Fermentation took place in closed stainless-steel tanks, with selected yeast strains, at between 28° and 30°C over five days. Upon completion of malolactic fermentation the wine was matured in a combination of French, American and Russian oak for a period of 17 months.
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