Lanzerac Merlot 2015

Name: Lanzerac Merlot 2015
Brand: Lanzerac
SKU: 42202

This appetizing wine has everything a Merlot-lover could want, and more. Concentrated black-berried fruit is edged with sweet vanilla hints and spicy aromas on the nose. Savoury tannins add layers of complexity, gently supporting the flavours of plums, black cherries, cooked strawberries and dark chocolate before a long, integrated finish rounds the wine off in fine style.

A truly appetizing and exciting drink, its darkly-concentrated core will match savoury terrines and smoked meats as well as a melt-in-the-mouth carpaccio with a fruity balsamic dressing.

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variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]

winery : Lanzerac

winemaker : Wynand Lategan

wine of origin : Jonkershoek Valley

analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 3.5 g/l pH : 3.58 ta : 6.5 g/l

type : Red style : Dry body : Full taste : Herbaceous wooded

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

AWARDS

4 Stars Platter’s Wine Guide (2016)
4 Stars Platter’s Wine Guide (2015)
4 Stars Platter’s Wine Guide (2014)
Double Gold Medal Michelangelo International Wine Awards (2015)
Silver Medal Wine Style People’s Choice Awards (2014)
Silver Medal Decanter World Wine Awards (2015)

ageing : Drink now are mature for 3-5 years.

The Vintage
2014 saw a wet harvest season with lotsof late rains, and it was probably the biggest harvest of the decade. Despite the high yields the wines are consistentin complexity.

in the vineyard : The Lanzerac Merlot 2015 was sourced from four different vineyard blocks, D6A, D6B (both 21 years old in 2014) and D11 (17 years old in 2015) from Lanzerac and J7 (9 years old in 2015) from Jonkersdrift, all situated in the Jonkershoek Valley. All the blocks combined covers an area of 8,22 hectares and the yield in 2015 was 9,42 tons per hectare. The 4 blocks have an altitude of 125 – 400 meters above sea level with mainly deep red decomposed granite soils.

about the harvest: Late February to early March.

in the cellar : Upon arrival at the cellar the grape bunches are hand sorted then destemmed. The loose berries undergo a further hand sorting before it is lightly crushed. Fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks. Regular pump-overs (twice a day) are done to extract colour and flavour. The Merlot was fermented dry on the skins before pressing. The free run wine was kept apart from the press fraction. A part of the Merlot wine underwent MLF in barrels, while the rest completed MLF in tank. A selection of new, 2nd fill and 3rd fill French oak barrels were used to mature the Merlot for 12 months. Regular racking resulted in excellent integration between wood, fruit and tannins.

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