Longridge Rouge 2012

This refreshing, fruity wine is bursting with raspberry, mulberry and blackberry flavours, while cloves, nutmeg and ripe cherries on the palate adds extra complexity

variety : Merlot [ 35% Merlot, 51% Shiraz ]

winery : Longridge Wine Estate

winemaker : Jasper Raats & Hendrien de Munck

wine of origin : Western Cape

analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol rs : 1.7 g/l pH : 3.57 ta : 5.6 g/l

type : Red

pack : Bottle size : 0 closure : Screwcap

in the vineyard : Rooted in deep fine granite Tukulu soils on the slopes of the Helderberg, these vineyards enjoy the refreshingly cool breezes from the Atlantic Ocean during the hot summer
months, resulting in even ripening of the berries.

about the harvest: All the vines are trellised in the vertical shoot position (VSP) style and under drip irrigation. Grapes were hand harvested middle February at 23°Balling.The vineyard produced 3.2 ton/ha. Smaller bunches with small berries resulted in a concentrated wine with good colour.

in the cellar : The grapes were hand sorted before and after de-stemming, and placed into stainless steel tanks for cold maceration. It was fermented with natural and commercial wild yeast for 12 days. The wine has been made in a very natural with minimal interference in the cellar and may in time develop natural and harmless sediment. This wine will improve over
the next 5 years.

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Longridge Rouge 2012

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Jasper Raats & Hendrien de Munck