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Welbedacht Cricket Pitch 2006

From our wide range of grapes and vineyards, we select only the finest grapes for Welbedacht Wines. Cricket Pitch is specifically blended to be multi-layered and complex with well-integrated fruit components.

Full red-ruby. Vibrant aromas of blackcurrant, minerals, dark chocolate, liqourice and orange blossom. Concentrated and harmonious showing the full range of aromas from floral, red berry and oak to fresh earth, dry herb and sweet spice. The palate is well rounded and full bodied with massive fruit concentration and spice. Great balance with fine elegance. Chewy but ripe tannins, will reward long cellaring.

variety : Merlot [ 43% Merlot; 33% Cabernet Sauvignon; 24% Cabernet Franc ]
winemaker : Matthew Copeland
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 14.38 % vol  rs : 2.4 g/l  pH : 3.42  ta : 5.8 g/l  va : 0.55 g/l  
type : Red  body : Full   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
in the vineyard : 2006 was a year of low yields and even lower rainfall. Because of less water availability yields were down which meant greater fruit concentration. Late rain during December caused the Botrytis alarms to go off for early ripening varieties but proved ideal for the later ripening Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot and Cabernet Franc, which are the components of this blend
about the harvest: An average yield of 7 - 8tons/ha was harvested in the early morning, while temperatures were still low.

in the cellar : With this in mind, Cricket Pitch 2006 was carefully blended from 43% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Cabernet Franc to give the wine that extra dimension.

The grapes were then gently destemmed and crushed.

Fermentation temperatures were moderate to promote elegance and temper harsh tannin extraction. Once pressed, the wine was racked to barrel, where it underwent malo-lactic fermentation. Only second, third and fourth-fill barrels were used to enhance the wine’s natural finesse.

After 18 months in oak the wine was blended and given a light albumen (egg white) fining to round-off any unwanted tannins. Before bottling the wine was delicately filtered.
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