Simonsvlei Lifestyle Merlot 2012

An unwooded, off-dry red wine. Intense colour, the nose full of ripe fruit with dark chocolate and almond overtones.

Enjoy with red or white meat dishes.

variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]

winery : Simonsvlei Winery

winemaker : Christine Jones

wine of origin : Western Cape

analysis : alc : 14.19 % vol rs : 6.02 g/l pH : 3.67 ta : 5.47 g/l so2 : 119 mg/l

type : Red style : Off Dry taste : Fragrant

pack : Bottle closure : Cork

in the vineyard : Vineyards situated on cool, Southern slopes in the Paarl area. Soils are deep, rich and well drained. We prefer the grapes be planted in an East-West row direction. 5-Wire Perold system trellising. Planting density at 1,2 x 2,7 metres. Basic canopy-, yield-, and crop management, additional watering after veraizon.

about the harvest: YIELD: 8 – 10 t/ha
BALLING AT HARVEST: 23,5 – 26 °B

in the cellar : Fermented on skins, in stainless steel tanks @ 22 – 26°C for 7 – 12 days. Pressed, racked. Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Fining with gelatine/egg white, Kieselghur filtration. No wood treatment.

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