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Franschhoek Cellar Reserve Merlot 2002

The unique characters of mulberry and a hint of spiciness blend in a softly styled Merlot with excellent wood integration.

variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]
winemaker : Stephan Smit
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 16.01 % vol  rs : 1.65 g/l  pH : 3.21  ta : 7.57 g/l  va : 0.52 g/l  so2 : 92 mg/l  fso2 : 42 mg/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Full  taste : Fruity   wooded
pack : Bottle  
AWARDS
Veritas 2005 - Bronze

ageing : Maturation aging potential of 5 to 8 years.
in the vineyard : Grapes selected from the La Bri farm in Franschhoek
Average age of vines: 14 years
Type of soil: Sandy with a clay undertone
about the harvest: Selected blocks harvested by hand at 26°B.
in the cellar : After crushing and destalking the pulp is pumped directly into rotor tanks and inoculated with active dry yeast. Fermentation takes place at about 27-30°C. Colour and flavour are extracted from the skins through rotation of the rotor tanks and aeration 2 times a day during fermentation. When alcoholic fermentation is completed malolactic fermentation took place. The wine was matured for seventeen months in French MT oak barrels, 30% new and 70% second fill.
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