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Mellasat Tempranillo 2018

Name: Mellasat Tempranillo 2018
Brand: Mellasat
SKU: 48127
Price: 312 ZAR
Availability: InStock

Spice & violet accents, core of cherry & blackberry fruit, laced with savoury acidity, supported by smooth tannins. Oak gives vanilla on persistent finish.

Chorizo and other cured meats, Tapas, slow-cooked lamb shank on a bed of Polenta and hearty casseroles.

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variety : Tempranillo [ 100% Tempranillo ]

winery : Mellasat Vineyards

winemaker : Mellasat Vineyards

wine of origin : Paarl

analysis : alc : 13.6 % vol rs : 2.7 g/l pH : . ta : 6.3 g/l

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

pack : Bottle size : 750ml closure : Cork

AWARDS

2021 - Platter's 4 Stars
2020 - Paarl Wine Challenge - Top 12
2020 - Platter's 4 Stars

in the vineyard : Vine Age: 12 Years
Soil: Decomposed Granite
Average Yield: 42hl/ha (7.45t/ha)
Irrigation: The vines are trellised with drip irrigation

about the harvest: 21 February 2018

in the cellar :

Yeast: Lalvin Clos inoculated within 48 hours after crushing then fermented for 10 days on skins at an average temperature of 20 °C. Pressed at approx -0.8˚ balling. Malolactic fermentation induced in barrel.

The wine matured in barrel for 42 months and it was bottled in October 2021.

300l & 225l barrels, 33% new wood (87% American oak, 13% French Oak)

No filtering of the wine was undertaken except at bottling, where a medium filtration (split AF70/110) was undertaken.

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