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Bovlei Vineyard Selection Merlot 2009 (Discontinued)

Full-bodied, complex Merlot, rich in concentrated fruit. The brilliant colour expresses the ripe fruit and well integrated tannins. It has a rich, creamy, lingering aftertaste

Leg of lamb, quail or duck.
variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]
winemaker : Jacques Theron /Frank Meaker
wine of origin : Wellington
analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol  rs : 2.9 g/l  pH : 3.47  ta : 6.1 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 0  closure : Cork  

ageing : 5years
in the cellar : After destalking and the addition of selected yeasts, the juice, together with the skins were allowed to ferment in closed combi stainless-steel tanks at controlled temperatures between 25° C and 28° C. During the process the juice was regularly run over the skins to optimise flavour and colour extraction. At 5° Balling, juice was drained from the skins and any juice remaining in the skins recovered with the use of a gentle tank press. After allowing for malolactic fermentation the wine was racked from the lees and transferred to 225l new French oak barrels for maturation.
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Bovlei Vineyard Selection Merlot 2009 (Discontinued)
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