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Brink Family Vineyards Merlot 2016

Deep red color.  Aromas of ripe red fruits with some chocolate, mint and eucalyptus. Mouth feel shows good volume and round, subtle tannins.

Most enjoyable with ostrich fillets and white meat dishes.
Serving temperature: 18° C.
variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]
winemaker : Dewald Huisamen
wine of origin : Swartland
analysis : alc : 14.2 % vol  rs : 2.8 g/l  pH : 3.53  ta : 5.5 g/l  va : 0.57 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Cork  
in the vineyard : Geographical location: Riebeekberg
Vineyard: Trellised
about the harvest: Manual harvesting of grapes.
Yield: 8tons/hectare
in the cellar : Fermentation occurred in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature (25° - 28° C) with two daily pump-overs extracting color and tannins. After natural malolactic fermentation completed the wine matured 14 months in French and American oak barrels.
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Brink Family Vineyards Merlot 2016
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