Noble Hill Merlot 2007

Name: Noble Hill Merlot 2007
Brand: Noble Hill
SKU: 24915

Clear garnet red color. Hints of smoke with underlying berry aromas. Soft tannins with plum notes.

variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]

winery : Noble Hill Wine Estate

winemaker : Bernard le Roux

wine of origin : Simonsberg-Paarl

analysis : alc : 14.7 % vol rs : 4.1 g/l pH : 3.56 ta : 5.5 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Soft wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

in the vineyard : A rebel with a cause: you'll see why this Merlot is James Dean as Jim Stark, cavorting with the Cabs while the other Merlots dabble in "easy-drinking fruitiness." Notes of smoke and leather with a full-mouth feel.

Viticulture
Planted in 1998 on the Northwestern slopes of the Simonsberg in well-drained Duplex soil containing granite.

about the harvest: 6 tons/ha harvested at 24° Balling.

in the cellar : 100% Merlot, fermented dry on skins. 12 months in 30% new medium-toast French oak.

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