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Fat Bastard Merlot 2013

A medium bodied wine with upfront fruit on the nose followed by juicy fruit on the palate and soft integrated tannins. Blackberries, plum and black cherries on the nose follows through on the palate.

Roast lamb, oxtail or lamb cutlets. Allergens: Contains Sulphites, Egg
variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]
winery : Robertson Winery
winemaker : Jacques Roux
wine of origin : Robertson
analysis : alc : 13.8 % vol  rs : 3.4 g/l  pH : 3.51  ta : 5.48 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Cork  

ageing : 

3 - 4 Years

The Fat Bastard Merlot was made from carefully selected grapes with the aim to produce ripe-flavoured and silky textured wine.
in the cellar : 

The grape bunches were de-stemmed only and the whole berries were placed in old open top fermenters and closed top fermenters. 50% of the total crush fermented naturally and the rest was inoculated with a commercial yeast. Tanks were mixed three times daily by pump overs and/or punching through the skin cap. The wine was fermented dry on the skins and pressed off into 225 litre French oak barrels were malo-lactic fermentation the wine was then aged in barrel for 16 months.
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