| Soil Type:
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Rich loamy river sediment
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Viticulture practice:
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Trellised. Controlled irrigation. Green dropping to ensure
even ripeness at harvest time... Winter pruning.
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Vinification Details:
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Only selected optimum ripened grapes, hand harvested,
de-stemmed right into tanks by gravity, are used.
The whole berries then gets fermented with specially
selected yeast with the juice being pumped over every
4 hours. The wine is then kept on the skins for three
weeks and then the free juice is separated from the skins
which then gets pressed.
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Wood ageing:
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12 Months in 70% French oak and 30%
American oak
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Winemakers Comments:
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A refined and elegantly structured Merlot with black
berry and ripe plum with hints of smokiness
completed by soft tannins. This wine is an ideal
accompaniment to fine red meat dishes.
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Analysis:
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| Alc:
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TA: |
pH |
R.S: |
| 15 |
6.0 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
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