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Noble Hill "1674" Signature Blend 2005

Color: Dense garnet red
Aroma: Elegant vanilla and blackberry fruit
Flavor: Rich and smooth with chocolate and blueberry

The perfect Bordeaux blend is a lot like the perfect s'more: a complete contradiction. It has to be toasty but smooth, fluffy but crunchy, and bold but elegant. Achieving this balance requires drinking a lot of wine: we test scores of different blends to hit the bull's eye.
variety : Merlot [ 50% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Petit Verdot ]
winemaker : Bernard le Roux
wine of origin : Simonsberg-Paarl
analysis : alc : 14.2 % vol  rs : 1.8 g/l  pH : 3.46  ta : 6.4 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
Veritas 2009 - Bronze
2009 Decanter World Wine Awards - Commended
in the vineyard : Soil: North-western slopes of the Simonsberg in well-drained duplex soil containing granite
Vines: Planted in 1998

about the harvest: Harvested at 24° Balling with an average yield of 6 tons/ha.

in the cellar : Skin contact: Fermented dry on skins
Oak: 14 months in 30% new medium-toast French

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Noble Hill "1674" Signature Blend 2006
Merlot
Noble Hill "1674" Signature Blend 2005
Merlot