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Noble Hill Merlot 2005

Color: Clear garnet red
Aroma: Hints of smoke with underlying berry
Flavor: Soft tannins with plum notes

A rebel with a cause: you'll see why this Merlot is James Dean as Jim Stark, cavorting with the Cabs while the other Merlots dabble in "easy-drinking fruitiness." Notes of smoke and leather with a full-mouth feel.
variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]
winemaker : Bernard le Roux
wine of origin : Simonsberg-Paarl
analysis : alc : 15.0 % vol  rs : 2.0 g/l  pH : 3.56  ta : 6.2 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
Veritas 2009 - Double Gold
2009 Decanter World Wine Awards - Commended
SA Terroir Awards - Best Merlot: Paarl District
in the vineyard : Soil: North-western slopes of the Simonsberg in well-drained, duplex soil containing granite
Vines: Planted in 1998

about the harvest: 
Grapes harvested at 24° B with an average yield of 6 tons/ha.
in the cellar : Skin contact: Fermented dry on skins.
Wood contact: 12 months in 30% new medium-toast French oak

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