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Darling Reserve Bush Vines Merlot 2024

This complex but also elegant wine spoils you with flavours of ripe red berry flavours and subtle mocha notes create a smooth, rounded palate, offering warmth and generous drinkability.

A natural partner to comforting dishes such as roast lamb and tomato-based pasta.
variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]
winery : Darling Cellars
winemaker : Maggie Immelman, André Scriven
wine of origin : Darling
analysis : alc : 14.1 % vol  rs : 3.2 g/l  pH : 3.62  ta : 5.6 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Medium  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Screwcap  

The Darling Reserve Bush Vines collection presents single-varietal wines that emphasize fruit-driven profiles, honouring both varietal character and their origin: Darling.

Grown in dryland vineyards where roots reach deep into clay-rich soils, this Merlot develops concentration, softness, and expressive fruit character.
in the vineyard : 

Strategically selected sites which get the warm sunny days and cooling effect of the Atlantic Ocean. Deep soils from decomposed granite, clay rich, good drainage

Vineyard type: Bush Vine, no irrigation
about the harvest: 

Yield: 5.5-6.5 t/ha
Balling at Harvest: 24-25°B
in the cellar : 

Vinification: Crush and destalk, 5 - 10 days fermentation at 24 - 26°C.
Maturation: 12 months aged on French and American oak staves.
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Darling Reserve Bush Vines Merlot 2024
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