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Winds of Change Merlot 2003

The wine is clean and bright with a deep attractive garnet colour. Small red berries on the nose. Fruit follows through on the palate. Plums and cherry fruit backed by soft tannins. Smooth lingering aftertaste, enhanced by supple toasty tannins.

variety : Merlot [ Merlot ]
winery : Winds of Change
winemaker : Alain Cajeux
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 13.45 % vol  rs : 3.25 g/l  pH : 3.75  ta : 5.25 g/l  va : 0.54 g/l  so2 : 88 mg/l  fso2 : 32 mg/l  
in the vineyard : Area planted: 13 ha
Age of vines: 12 to 20 years
Rootstock: R110
Clone: M01
Trellis system: 3-wire
Irrigation: no
Vine density: 3500 vines per ha
Soil: Hutton/Clay
Climate: Zone III Winkler Scale
about the harvest: The grapes were harvested by hand and machine in middle of March.
Yield: 8tons/ha
in the cellar : Crushing: Destalked, no crushing
Tanks: Roto
Yeast strain: Oenoferm rouge: Saccharomyces
Fermentation: 5 days on the skins
Malolactic: yes completed
Barrel ageing: a part of this wine was 6 months in French oak barrels
Fining: Plantis
Filtration: Kieselguhr FW60/14 FP3/FP1
Stabilisation: Cold -4°C.
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