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Journey's End Merlot 2006

Ruby-red dark colour with an orange rim. Green pepper, eucalyptus, menthol, spicy oak and concentrated, sweet briary black fruit on the nose. Good combination of supple fruit and wood tannins gives a soft complex finish.

Cheese and red meat dishes.
variety : Merlot [ 90% Merlot 10% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winery : Journey's End
winemaker : Leon Esterhuizen
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol  rs : 3.1 g/l  pH : 3.53  ta : 5.9 g/l  va : 0.6 g/l  so2 : 127 mg/l  fso2 : 48 mg/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Herbaceous   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
• JOURNEY’S END MERLOT 2006
Decanter International Challenge 2009 – Bronze Medal
International Wine Challenge 2009 - Bronze Medal

ageing : Full-Bodied wine still showing youth and lots of ageing potential.
in the vineyard : VINEYARD INFORMATION

APPELLATION: Stellenbosch
AREA PLANTED: 5 ha
AGE OF VINES: 9 yrs
ROOTSTOCK: Richter 99
CLONE: MO 314
TRELLIS SYSTEM: 5 Wire cordon
IRRIGATION: Drip
VINE DENSITY: 3400 vines/ha
SOIL: Gravel, sand and clovelly
CLIMATE: Zone III Winkler Scale

about the harvest: HARVEST INFORMATION

DATE: 14 February 2006
TYPE: Hand picked
YIELD: 5 tons/ha

in the cellar : WINEMAKING

CRUSHING/DESTEMMING: Destalked and lightly crushed
TANKS (TYPE): Open stainless steel
FERMENTATION PROTOCOL (VESSEL, TEMP, DURATION): Fermented with Merlot Cepage for 7-10 days, max of 26°C. Two pump-overs + punch downs twice per day and one rack & return.

MALOLACTIC (Y/N): Yes, 100% in barrel
LEES CONTACT/BATTONAGE: No 
BARREL AGEING (OAK TYPE, % OF BLEND, DURATION): 90% in 1yr old French oak & 10% new American oak. Oaked for 14 months
FINING: Egg white fining
FILTRATION: Cross filtration
STABILISATION: Cold stabilisation 
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