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Culraithin Merlot 2001

Cassis liqueur and candied blackberries can be found in the aromatics of the 2001 Merlot. Broad ample, and sumptuous, it is a hedonists dream. Its sexy, decadent layers of sweet red cherries, blackberries, mocha and spices slather the tasters palate. A concentrated, edge-free wine, it possesses a long fruit-filled finish that revealed a trace of warmth from alcohol. The Wine Advocate

variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]
winery : Coleraine Wines
winemaker : Clive Kerr
wine of origin : Coastal
analysis : alc : 14.5 % vol  rs : 3.3 g/l  pH : 3.86  ta : 5.4 g/l  va : 0.71 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Huge  taste : Fruity   wooded
AWARDS
91 Points - The Wine Advocate USA
Wine Magazine What's New 4 Stars
in the vineyard : Soil Type: Decomposed granite
Age of vines: 19 years
Trellising: Bush vines. Swiss cottage clone /R99 planted @ 290 meters above sea level
Yield: 4.5 tons per hectare
Irrigation: Dry land, no irrigation
about the harvest: Handpicked and selected grapes from own vineyards on 01 March 2001 at 25º Balling.
in the cellar : Fermentation temperature: 25º - 30° Balling
Vinified on the farm in the cellar. 32hl/h. Cold soak for 2 days. Innoculation with nt50. Open fermentors used with spray downs 4 – 5 times per day. Fermentation 5 days, pressed at 2ºb. Malolactic fermentation in tank. After primary fermentation the wine was pressed. All free run juice was kept separately before pressing commenced.all the press juice was kept apart and fermented dry at which point the press juice only was fined with 10grams per hl gelatine. The press juice constitutes about 10% of the wine. After maturation and at bottling the wine went through the normal "coarse filtration" af30 + af70 sheets which is standard procedure when bottling wine.

Wood ageing: Moved to 3rd fill barrels until June 2002 then to new wood for 10 months.
Bottled on 11/06/2003
Total production: 100 cases 12 X 750ML

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