Rawbones Butchers Block (Merlot Cabernet Franc) 2008

Fragrant, ripe red fruit medley of plums and dark cherries, savoury with a touch of gamey complexity, juicy with delicate tannin structure, silky and elegant.

variety : Merlot [ 71% Merlot, 29% Cabernet Franc ]

winery : Oak Valley

winemaker : Pieter Visser

wine of origin : Elgin

analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol rs : 3.3 g/l pH : 3.6 ta : 5.3 g/l

type : Red

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

in the vineyard : Aspect: South-West facing slopes
Elevation: 310m – 580m
Soil Type: Medium texture gravelly soils with a structured clay layer
Cultivar: Merlot (71%); Cabernet Franc (29%)
Rootstock: R99, R110, Ruggeri 140
Planting Date: 1999 - 2001
Irrigation: Post harvest irrigation only
Trellising: xtended Perold

about the harvest: The grapes were hand picked.

Harvest Date: 25th March 2008 – 01st April 2008
Analysis at Harvest: Sugar: 25.2° - 25.8° Balling
Total Acid: 4.5 – 5.9
pH: 3.42 – 3.66
Yeasts: BDX, WE 372

in the cellar : The grapes were hand picked and crushed. Maceration took place for 4 days before fermentation. Pumped over 3 times per day and pressed after 16 days. Taken to barrel and MLF in barrel, racked 4 times, 18 months in barrel. ±20% new French oak, balance 2nd & 3rd fill French oak.

Date of Bottling: 06 August 2008

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