Blaauwklippen Cultivar Selection Merlot 2011

Name: Blaauwklippen Cultivar Selection Merlot 2011
Brand: Blaauwklippen
SKU: 32388

A medium bodied Merlot, with hints of mint chocolate, wine gums and spicy rum. A long, smooth finish with nuances of smoky beef on the palate.

Enjoy with creamy pasta dishes, fillet steak, slow braised meat, duck, smoked ostrich salad and vegetarian burgers.

variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]

winery : Blaauwklippen Vineyards

winemaker : Rolf Zeitvogel with Albert Basson

wine of origin : Stellenbosch

analysis : alc : 13.83 % vol rs : 2.3 g/l pH : 3.54 ta : 5.0 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Medium taste : Herbaceous wooded

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

in the vineyard : A truly harmonious Merlot, scented with hints of dark berry fruit and rum-chocolate. This is a wine of medium complexity with a palate that offers layers of mocha and fresh cherries, nicely balanced by good acidity and tannins

in the cellar : Spontaneous fermentation with extended skin contact after completion of alcoholic fermentation. Matured in a combination of stainless steel and small and large oak vats.

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