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Dellrust Three Vines 2003

Three of the best in One! - New Dellrust Blend
Veritas 2005 - Bronze
A blend of Merlot(40%), Pinotage(33%) and Shiraz(27%). Vinified separately to capture the characteristics of each cultivar and aged for twelve months in small oak barrels to add complexity. Full bodied with red berries and spice well rounded off by smoky oak. Three of our champions in one.

variety : Merlot [ 40% Merlot, 33% Pinotage, 27% Shiraz ]
winery : Dellrust Wines
winemaker : Albert Bredell
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol  rs : 2.8 g/l  pH : 3.7  ta : 5.9 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  
AWARDS
Veritas 2005 - Bronze

ageing : Recommended maturation of 3-5 years from vintage.
in the vineyard : Specially selected grapes from our Merlot-, Pinotage- and Shiraz vineyards were vinified separately to enhance cultivar characteristics. These wines were fermented in different steel tanks, each with different styles and techniques.

Merlot
The Merlot was made from the “MO 36” clone
Pinotage
The Pinotage was selected from a combination of wine made from a 5-year-old block and an older 27-year-old block.
Shiraz
The Shiraz was selected from a 7-year-old trellised vineyard.
in the cellar : Merlot
After crushing the grapes, the mash was fermented in closed stainless steel tanks and left on the skins for 7 days until dry. Malolactic fermentation of this Merlot was done partly in 2nd fill 300ltr barrels and partly in stainless steel tanks.

Shiraz
The grapes were crushed and the mash underwent 48 hours of cold soak before fermentation started. The wine was also left on skins until completely dry and then separated from the skins to complete malolactic fermentation in 225ltr 2nd and 3rd fill American oak barrels.

After all three wines completed malolactic fermentation, the wines were racked from the barrels and selected from the different tanks.

A total of 8100 litres were made up and went back into only 2nd and 3rd fill French oak barrels (300 ltr). After 10 months in oak the wine was racked and prepared for bottling.
Production = 1800 cases(6x750ml)
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