Pinehurst Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

Ripe Blackcurrants with undercurrents of tobacco leaf and pencil shavings. Sweet, ripe tannins leave lingering smoky plum and cherry flavours.

Cold meats.

variety : Merlot [ 51% Merlot, 49% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winery : Moreson
winemaker : Hannes Meyer
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 14.3 % vol  rs : 3.1 g/l  pH : 3.5  ta : 6.17 g/l  
type : Red   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

ageing : 3 – 4 years from Vintage.

about the harvest: Handpicked at 24ºB.

in the cellar : 

Destemmed and crushed into stainless steel fermenters. Juice pumped over 3 – 4 times a day. Fermented dry on skins before pressing. Malolactic fermentation is done in stainless steel tanks before transferred to 3rd and 4th fill French oak barrels for 18 months.

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