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Fantail Merlot 2007

A rich dark ruby coloured wine invites you to a complex nose full of intense black cherries, mulberries and mixed spice. These fruity flavours follow through on a supple, soft palate.

variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]
winemaker : Jacques Cilliers
wine of origin : Simonsberg-Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 13.91 % vol  rs : 1.5 g/l  pH : 3.74  ta : 5.7 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
in the vineyard :  Service Area:Merlot 9.5 hectares
Terroir: The Merlot vineyard is planted on N-NW; SW-W and N, S facing slopes from 160m - 200m above sea-level. These blocks are planted on the following soil types nl: Swartland, Tukulu, Vilafonte and Glenrosa. These soils varies from medium to heavy textured, with a clay content that varies from 15% - 20%
Vineyard Age: Merlot 8 years
Density/Block: 3000-3500 vines per hectare
Rootstock: Richter 99; Richter 110
Soil Preparation: Mechanical preparation and adjusting of the pH with lime.
about the harvest:  Harvested by hand in picking baskets which get tipped in bins for transport to the cellar.
Date of Ripening: Merlot 13/02/2005 - 012/03/2005
in the cellar : Basic Cellar Procedure: Received grapes during the morning. Crushing and de-stemming and the mash are pumped to Marionette fermentation tanks. We did 3 days of cold maceration. Yeast was then added so that fermentation could start. Fermentation temperature was held between 18° - 30° C.
Pump-Overs: Aerated pump-over 4 times per day with moving one times the volume of the tank with every pump-over
Maceration: 15 days
Press: Bucher Pneumatic press. The first press-wine went with the free-run and the next press-wine was kept aside and treated separately
Malolactic Fermentation: Malolactic fermentation done in Stainless Steel tanks
Maturation: 10 Months in French oak barrels
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