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Taillard Family Wines Bedrock Merlot 2014

Ripe black current on the nose. Gamey cooked beetroot and ripe plums on the palate with a velvet tannin mouth feel and satisfying dry finish.

Enjoy it with red meat dishes, pizza or pasta. Goes exceptionally well with traditional Bobotie.
variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]
winemaker : Teddy Hall
wine of origin : Paarl
analysis : alc : 15.0 % vol  rs : 2.7 g/l  pH : 3.51  
type : Red  style : Dry   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Screwcap  

ageing : This wine is drinking exceptionally well now and will continue to do so till the end of 2018.

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As hard as breaking the bedrock to access the worlds riches, so this wine will soften even the most discerning taster.
in the vineyard : Tree wire Perold trellising, Merlot planted in 2003 on Koffieklip.
about the harvest: Picking started when the grapes were at almost 25°Balling, the acidity in the vineyard were still well above 6g/l with pH at 3.5.
in the cellar : Fermentation started immediately using WE372 as yeast - generally warm fermentation at below 30°C with pump-overs twice a day. After secondary fermentation the wine was transferred to 2nd and 3rd fill French Oak barrels and aged for 12 months.
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