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Steenberg H.M.S. Echo Red Blend 2009

An elegant wine with dark red fruit dominating the nose. Hints of liquorice and dark chocolate with cigar box and cedar oak round off. On the palate the wine shows elegant tannins with great structure. Smooth, voluptuous flavours of dark chocolate and cassis with an aftertaste that ECHOES Echoes echoes....

variety : Merlot [ 62% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Franc, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winemaker : JD Pretorius
wine of origin : Constantia, Robertson & D
analysis : alc : 14 % vol  rs : 2.0 g/l  pH : 3.59  ta : 6.2 g/l  
type : Red  
pack : Bottle  closure : Screwcap  
in the vineyard : Harvest date: March 2009
Trellising: Elongated Perold
Age of vines: 8 - 20 years
Pruning: Spur - 2 bud
about the harvest: Fruit from Constantia, Robertson and Darling.
Yield: 4 - t/ha

in the cellar : Each cultivar was fermented separately on the skins for about 14 days. Pump overs were done three times a day to extract colour and tannin. After fermentation the wines were racked into small French oak barrels - a combination of second and third fill - undergoing malolactic fermentation, then aged for 12 months. The wines were then racked, blended and returned to barrel for another 8 months. A light egg white fining was done before bottling.
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