Savanha Winemakers Selection Merlot 2007

Serve with seared beef fillet in a red berry coulis.

variety : Merlot [ Merlot ]
winery : Savanha
winemaker : Jacques Erasmus
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 14.7 % vol  rs : 4.5 g/l  pH : 5.59  ta : 5.7 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Herbaceous   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  

ageing : Enjoy now or within 4 years of harvest.

about the harvest: Grapes were harvested at 26.2 degrees balling, gently crushed, de-stemmed and cooled for fermentation. After a day of cold soaking the juice was fermented until dry in stainless steel tanks at 25 degrees celsius. Three pump-overs were conducted dialy, and 50% of the wine was matured in French oak barrels for 6-8 months.

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