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Rawbones Butchers Block (Merlot Cabernet Franc) 2009

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 : 15 % vol rs : 1.6 g/l pH : 3.66 ta : 5.6 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
Rootstock : R99, R110, Ruggeri 140
Planting Date : 1999 - 2001
Irrigation : Post harvest irrigation only
Trellising : Extended Perold
Plant Density : 2 564 – 3 333 vines / ha

about the harvest: Harvest Date : 25th March 2009 – 01st April 2009

Analysis at Harvest :
Sugar: 25.2 – 25.8°B
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 : 12 August 2011

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Rawbones Butchers Block (Merlot Cabernet Franc) 2009

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