De Krans Merlot Pinotage 2003

Full-bodied dry red wine with typical ripe-berry fruit, balanced by attractive tannins.

Serve at room temperature 16 - 20°C. Ideal accompaniment to red meat roasts and casseroles.

variety : Merlot [ 60% Merlot, 40% Pinotage ]
winery : De Krans Wines
winemaker : Boets & Stroebel Nel
wine of origin : Klein Karoo
analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol  rs : 3.8 g/l  ta : 5.7 g/l  
type : Red  style : Dry  body : Medium   wooded
pack : Bottle  

in the vineyard : Very low yields from 12 year old vines planted on clay soil.

in the cellar : Picked at 25º Balling. Fermented on skins to 4º Balling. Undergone malolactic fermentation.
Unwooded.

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