Indaba Merlot 2009

This supple Merlot displays lip smacking aromas and flavors of ripe cherry, plum, and chocolate, with notes of exotic spice and a slight hint of smoke.

Versatile and approachable, this wine pairs well with pizza, pasta dishes, burgers, and barbecued pork.

variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]
winery : Cape Classics
winemaker : Mzokhona Mvemve
wine of origin : 
analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol  rs : 5.8 g/l  pH : 3.45  ta : 5.7 g/l  
type : Red   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 0  closure : Cork  

in the vineyard : Soil Type: Calcarous Clay
Age of vines: 3 – 12 years
Trellising: 5 wire Perold
Yield: 12 tons/ha
Irrigation: Drip

about the harvest: Picking date: 4 February - 15 March 2007
Grape Sugar: 25° - 26º B
Acidity: 5 g/l
pH at harvest: 3.6

in the cellar : Fermentation occurred in stainless steel tanks, with pumpovers of one hour performed twice daily. The wine was pressed after 5 days and was oak aged for 8 months.
Wood aging: 8 months in French oak.
Fermentation Temperature: 30º C

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