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Journey's End Merlot 2008

Ruby with a bright red edge. Blackcurrant and sweet spice aromas, some mocha chocolate notes. Streamlined, ultra-smooth body, with enough freshness for food matching and a few years ageing.

Cheese and red meat dishes.
variety : Merlot [ 90% Merlot 10% Cabernet Sauvignon ]
winery : Journey's End
winemaker : Leon Esterhuizen
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol  rs : 2.9 g/l  pH : 3.41  ta : 6 g/l  va : 0.51 g/l  so2 : 139 mg/l  fso2 : 44 mg/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Herbaceous   wooded
pack : Bottle  closure : Cork  
AWARDS
• JOURNEY’S END MERLOT 2006
Decanter International Challenge 2009 – Bronze Medal
International Wine Challenge 2009 - Bronze Medal

ageing : Full-Bodied wine still showing youth and lots of ageing potential.
in the vineyard : VINEYARD INFORMATION

APPELLATION: Stellenbosch
AREA PLANTED: 5 ha
AGE OF VINES: 9 yrs
ROOTSTOCK: Richter 99
CLONE: MO 314
TRELLIS SYSTEM: 5 Wire cordon
IRRIGATION: Drip
VINE DENSITY: 3400 vines/ha
SOIL: Gravel, sand and clovelly
CLIMATE: Zone III Winkler Scale

about the harvest: HARVEST INFORMATION

DATE: 14 February 2006
TYPE: Hand picked
YIELD: 5 tons/ha

in the cellar : WINEMAKING

CRUSHING/DESTEMMING: Destalked and lightly crushed
TANKS (TYPE): Open stainless steel
FERMENTATION PROTOCOL (VESSEL, TEMP, DURATION): Fermented with Merlot Cepage for 7-10 days, max of 26°C. Two pump-overs + punch downs twice per day and one rack & return.

MALOLACTIC (Y/N): Yes, 100% in barrel
LEES CONTACT/BATTONAGE: No 
BARREL AGEING (OAK TYPE, % OF BLEND, DURATION): 90% in 1yr old French oak & 10% new American oak. Oaked for 14 months
FINING: Egg white fining
FILTRATION: Cross filtration
STABILISATION: Cold stabilisation 
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