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Hoopenburg Merlot 2011 - Bush Vine

Nose: Abundance of red fruit. Palate: A well rounded wine with soft yet lingering tannins. .

It is great with meat or pasta dishes and delicious with a crab curry.
variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]
winery : Hoopenburg Wines
winemaker : Helanie Olivier
wine of origin : Stellenbosch
analysis : alc : 13.5 % vol  rs : 1.7 g/l  pH : 3.48  ta : 5.8 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Medium  
pack : Bottle  size : 0  closure : Cork  
in the vineyard : The grapes for this wine came from the eleven year old bush vines on Hoopenburg’s 35 ha farm.

about the harvest: 

The grapes were harvested at a modest 240 balling, and then crushed and de-stemmed.

in the cellar : Fermentation lasted sixteen days in stainless steel tanks, pressing occurred on day seventeen, with the wine ageing for twenty months in French Oak barrels (20% new). A minimal filtration was done before being bottled
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