Bernheim Merlot 2011

Appearance: Intense colour
Aroma: Well structured berry and sweet fruits
Palate: Silky textures and lengthy elegant finish

Enjoy with pastas, braaivleis, any casual meal or on its own.

variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]

winery :

winemaker : Jacques Kruger

wine of origin : Voor Paardeberg

analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 2.29 g/l pH : 3.44 ta : 5.9 g/l

type : Red

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

in the vineyard : Happiness is a life-long dream come true. To partners Pieter Taljaard, Hermann Helmbold and winemaker Jacques Kruger, this has meant the acquisition of the beautiful Bernheim & Kersfontein wine farms. The vineyards are situated on the slopes of Paarlberg and Paardeberg looking out onto the Du Toits kloof mountain range. The soils and climate are ideally suited for the cultivation of noble red grape varieties.

All the grapes used to make this wine come from the Voor Paardeberg ward.

about the harvest: The grapes were allowed to reach optimum ripeness before being hand harvested.

Date Harvested. 31 January and 1 February 2011

in the cellar : Careful selection in the vineyard resulted with only the best grapes being used. Fermentation was completed before the grapes were pressed and the wines pumped to 225 liter barrels for a 6 month maturation period before being bottled.

This Merlot has an intense colour with well structured berry and sweet fruits on the palate ending with a lingering after taste.

Date Bottled. 18 August 2011

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