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Fire Engine Red Merlot Shiraz 2005

This marriage of Merlot & Shiraz brings out the best of both cultivars. Densely fruited, peppery smoky Shiraz with the Merlots savoury mulberry notes. All in all together a full ripe balanced wine.

Enjoy with barbequed meats.
variety : Merlot [ 50% Merlot, 50% Shiraz ]
winery : Coleraine Wines
winemaker : Clive Kerr
wine of origin : Paarl
analysis : alc : 13.94 % vol  rs : 4.7 g/l  pH : 3.63  ta : 5.6 g/l  va : 0.35 g/l  
type : Red   wooded
AWARDS
This wine honours "Dennis", a Rolls Royce B. 80 Mark X powered fire fighting machine built in 1946 in the UK. It was dedicated in November 3, 1949 at the Paarl Town Hall and handed over to His Worship the Mayor of Paarl, The Rev P.P Joubert. The marriage of Merlot's savoury mulberry notes and the densely fruited, peppery smoke of Shiraz brings out the best of both varietal.

ageing : 5 years plus.
in the vineyard : Soil Type: decomposed granite
Age of vines: 7 – 21 years
Trellising: 7 wire hedge vineyards, planted at 200 meters above sea level
Yield: 6-8 tons per hectare
Irrigation: supplementary overhead
about the harvest: The grapes were handpicked at 26° Balling and selected from own vineyards.
in the cellar : Vinified on the farm in the cellar. 45hl/h. Cold soak for 2 days. Inoculation with NT50. Open fermentors used with punch downs 4 – 5 times per day. Fermentation - 4 days, pressed at 5ºB. Malolactic fermentation in tank.
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