Franschhoek Cellar Merlot 2002

Medium bodied red wine. Berry fruit aroma softly styled in character because of wood maturation.

Serv with red meat dishes (beef, game, ostrich).

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variety : Merlot [ 100% Merlot ]

winery : Franschhoek Cellar

winemaker : Stephan Smit

wine of origin : Coastal

analysis : alc : 13.31 % vol rs : 1.9 g/l pH : 3.37 ta : 6.3 g/l

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

pack : Bottle

ageing : This wine will develop and should be at it's best within 5 years of the vintage.

in the vineyard : Grapes originated from Franschhoek Region
Average age of vines: 5-10 years
Type of soil: Alluvial

about the harvest: Harvested by hand when sugar is 25Â°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 27Â°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 no malolactic fermentation took place. The wine was matured for Â± eight months on French MT oak staves. When the wine is required for bottling, it is stabilised and filtered.

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