Life Merlot 2014

Intense ruby coloured. Complex aromas of black berry fruits, ripe plums and raspberries. A full-bodied wine with ripe tannins, integrated toasted notes from oak and lasting complexity of berries on aftertaste.

Serve with red meat or rich, creamy chicken dishes.

variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]
winery : Origin Wine
winemaker : Hermias Hugo / Seugnet Roussow
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : 
type : Red  
pack : 0  size : 0  closure : 0  

in the vineyard : Climate: Mediterranean
Area planted: 36 ha 3 wire trellised vines
Soil: Hutton and Clay

about the harvest: Harvested early morning during the second week of March. Grapes were handpicked into small baskets. In 2014 the yield was 9-11 ton/ha

in the cellar : Winemaker: Hermias Hugo / Seugnet Roussow
Gentle destalking and crushing
15% of wine barrel matured with French oak staves before blending

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