Eikendal Rouge 2008

Name: Eikendal Rouge 2008
Brand: Eikendal
SKU: 21542

The Eikendal Rouge is an easy drinking, red wine with a lively
cherry, berry and mint bouquet on the nose, and flavours of
red and black berries on the palate. Careful blending has
created a wine with soft tannins, and a pleasing finish.

Enjoy this wine with good friends around a fire, with lightItalian dishes such as Spaghetti Bolognese, or a cured meatplatter.

variety : Merlot [ Merlot, Shiraz, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon ]

winery : Eikendal Vineyards

winemaker : Henry Kotze

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 13.67 % vol rs : 5.4 g/l pH : 3.68 ta : 6 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Medium

pack : Bottle closure : Screwcap

ageing : Enjoy now through 2011.

in the vineyard : These vineyards have a north east aspect and are up to 170m
above sea level and grown in the Peroldt five-wire trellising
system, on Duplex Koffieklip (“Coffee Stone”) and Estcourt
soils. These vineyards are about 7 hectares of the total of 55
planted.

about the harvest: 2008 was a moderately hot vintage for Stellenbosch, with
cool, constant temperatures and no rain during the critical
ripening periods.

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