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Drostdy Hof Merlot 2007 (Local)

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Drostdy Hof Wines
Phone +27 21 809-7000
Fax +27 21 887-0005
eMail gcudemans@distell.co.za
URL www.drostdywines.co.za
Address P.O. Box 184
Stellenbosch
7599
South Africa

our wines » Drostdy Hof Merlot 2007 (Local)


technical analysis
Winemaker :  Justin Corrans
Main Variety :  Merlot
Alcohol :  13.49  %vol
pH :  3.36
RS :  4.9 g/l
Total Acid :  6.0 g/l
Appellation :  Coastal
characteristics
Type :  Red
Style :  Dry
Body :  Medium
Taste :  Fruity
 
tasting notes
Colour: Dark red with lighter edges
Nose: Strawberries and mulberries with light vanilla whiffs
Palate: Juicy and rich with lots of berries and a slight tannic background
 
 
ageing potential
It can be enjoyed now, but has been structured to gain complexity with maturation over the next few years.
 
blend information
100% Merlot
 
food suggestions

An ideal partner to pasta and red meat dishes.
 
in the vineyard
(Viticulturist: Bennie Liebenberg)
The grapes were sourced from Stellenbosch, Malmesbury, as well as Worcester and Robertson. The vineyards, ranging in ages from 8 to 20 years, were planted in a combination of decomposed granite and Glenrosa soils on Filloksera resistant R99 R110 and 101-14 rootstocks. Situated on south/south-westerly facing slopes the vineyards yield an average of six to eight tons per hectare.
 
about the harvest

The winemaking (winemaker: Justin Corrans)
The grapes were harvested by hand at between 23º and 26º Balling.

 
in the cellar

The juice was fermented for five days on the skins and after pressing, fermentation was continued without the skins. Once Malolactic fermentation was complete wine was matured in a combination of new, second-fill and third-fill French oak barrels.
 
  
 
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