Kleine Draken Merlot 2012

Colour: Ruby red colour.
Nose: Red fruit on the nose.
Palate: Smooth easy drinking. Slightly wooded and well balanced.

Red meat dishes, pasta or on its own.

variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]

winery : Zandwijk

winemaker : Jean van Rooyen

wine of origin : Paarl

analysis : alc : 12.36 % vol rs : 0.9 g/l pH : 3.95 ta : 3.9 g/l fso2 : 37 mg/l

type : Red style : Very Dry taste : Fruity wooded

pack : Bottle size : 0 closure : Cork

AWARDS

Best value 2012 Award from the Best Value Wine Guide

in the vineyard : Irrigation: Overhead
Trellis System: Extended Perold
Soil: Decomposed Granite
Climate: Hot dry summers & heavy winter rains

about the harvest: Type: Hand-picked
Date: 14 March 2012
Yield: 8 tons/ha

in the cellar : After destalking and crushing the mash was flash pasteurized to 85°C and then re-cooled to 24°C. The mash was then inoculated with a selected yeast strain. At about 2° Balling the mash was pressed and French oak staves was added. After maturation the wine was lightly filtered before bottling in May 2011.

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