Altydgedacht Merlot 1999

Chocolate, velvety, smooth ripe tannins, subtle oak.

variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]

winery :

winemaker : Oliver Parker

wine of origin : Durbanville

analysis : alc : 12.62 % vol rs : 2.3 g/l pH : 3.41 ta : 5.9 g/l so2 : 78 mg/l fso2 : 39 mg/l

type : Red

in the vineyard : All the vineyards at Altydgedacht undergo intensive canopy management to ensure an optimum balance between growth and crop production. This allows sunlight penetration for bud differentiation, also enhancing colour and flavour components within the grape. Added to this is effective disease control.

Soil: Hutton /Clovelly
Trellis system: Hedge
Irrigation: Dryland
Age: 12 years and 15 years

about the harvest: The grapes were picked at 23º Balling
Crop size: 9 tons/ha

in the cellar : Yeast:We14 / UCLM
The grapes were crushed and destalked to open fermenters and cold macerated for 2 days. Plunged every 4 hours and then pressed at 1B to barrels for Malolactic Fermentation. The wood used is a blend of 2nd and 3rd fill barrels with 10% new wood. The wine was bottled after 12months in the wood.

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