Creation Reserve Merlot 2016

Remarkably complex with a royal feast of berries and nuts complemented by whiffs of cigar box, cedar and clove. Velvety smooth and berry-rich on the lingering palate where the exciting layer range from dried goji berry to hints of graphite and wood spice.


variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]
winery : Creation Wines
winemaker : Gerhard Smith
wine of origin : Walker Bay
analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol  rs : 1.7 g/l  pH : 3.59  ta : 5.9 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fragrant  
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Cork  

about the harvest: Harvest date beginning April 2013

in the cellar : Traditional skin fermentation followed by malolactic fermentation in barrels. Light filtration before bottling. Barrel ageing 18 months, 60% new wood, 2nd, 3rd fill.
Bottling date: December 2014

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