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Wildekrans Caresse Marine Merlot 2005

2006 Vintage to be released in May 2007
Michelangelo Awards 2006 - Silver Medal
Wine Magazine 2004 - 3 stars
On the nose you will find spicy, green pepper and cinnamon aromas. On the palate there are loads of cherry and raspberry flavours with a soft and velvety finish. This wine is complex and has soft tannins. It is well balanced with a long finish.

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variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]

winery : Wildekrans Wine Estate

winemaker : Bruce Elkin

wine of origin : Overberg

analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 3.2 g/l pH : 3.3 ta : 6.5 g/l

type : Red style : Dry wooded

pack : Bottle

AWARDS

Michelangelo Awards 2006 - Silver Medal
Wine Magazine 2004 - 3 stars

ageing : Can drink now and up to 5 years.

in the vineyard : Area: Bot River, Ward Walker Bay
Soil type: Bokkeveld shale
Age of vines: 12 years old.
Vine density: 3333 vines per hectare.
Yield: 24 hl per hectare â€“ 4 tons pr hectare.

about the harvest: Harvested in early morning in February 2005.

in the cellar : After early morning harvest cool grapes are brought into the cellar and then undergo skin contactcold maceration, for 3 to 4 days to extract soft tannins and ripe fruit flavours before allowing fermentation to begin. Throughout vinification handling was kept to a minimum to ensure that true fruit flavours were retained. This wine was matured for 9 months in medium toasted new French Barriques.

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