Rickety Bridge Merlot 2007

Name: Rickety Bridge Merlot 2007
Brand: Rickety Bridge
SKU: 24622

Dark ruby-black wine with powerful ripe plum and black cherry fruit on the nose and a rich, juicy palate of red berries and blueberries layered with toasty oak spice. Well structured with soft tannins and a long finish. All grapes used to make this wine were picked by hand.

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variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]

winery : Rickety Bridge Estate

winemaker : Wynand Grobler

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 14 % vol rs : 2.1 g/l pH : 3.52 ta : 6.5 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full taste : Fragrant wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

ageing : Peak potential from 4 years, mature up to 8 years.

in the vineyard : 4½ hectares of well manicured 10 and 12 year old vines grown in sandy soils.

about the harvest: Yield of 8 ton/ha.
Rickety Bridge Merlot grapes were harvested by hand at 23.3° and 25° Balling.

in the cellar : Fermentation was done in 10 000 l stainless steel tanks at 25° - 30° C with 4 daily pump overs up to 8° Balling. The wines were pressed after 7 days up to 0.8 bar. Press wine was kept separate and a percentage blended back. Malolactic fermentation was done in stainless steel tanks. Maturation took place 20% new and 80% older French Oak barrels for a total of 21 months.

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