Eden Crest MSM NV

The wine has a deep, dark ruby red colour with upfront flavours of spicy red berry fruit and plums with hints of nutmeg and cinnamon followed by the undertone of chocolates and liquorice.

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A wine to be enjoyed with everyday home-style dishes from meat on the barbeque to more hearty stews and pastas or even just a beef sandwich for lunch.

variety : Merlot [ 40% Merlot, 35% Shiraz, 25% Mourvedre ]
winemaker : Hannes Nel
wine of origin : Western Cape
analysis : alc : 14.0 % vol  rs : 3.2 g/l  pH : 3.52  ta : 4.5 g/l  
type : Red   wooded
pack : Bottle  size : 750ml  closure : Cork  

ageing : This vintage can be enjoyed up to 2018 but will reach its best drinking potential towards the end of 2016 and with optimum cellaring, only peak towards the end of 2017.

in the vineyard :  A cool and very wet winter allowed vines to go into proper dormancy. We experienced lots of rain, thunder storms & floods during August and November. Luckily, this did not have too much of an effect on the sensitive flowering & ripening stages but instead resulted in good growth of the vines after budburst as well as a record harvest. The summer was fairly cool which resulted in slower ripening and the ability to harvest at lower sugar levels. This in turn resulted in refined wines with elegance and good natural acidity.

Altitude: 170 - 245m above sea level, overlooking False Bay only 8km away
Age of vines: 10 - 12 years
Rootstock: 101 - 14 Mgt
Clones: MO9, MO 347, SH22, SH05, MT01
Slopes: Southern and Western facing slopes
Row direction: North-West to South-East
Soil type: Situated on Tukulu, Oakleaf and decomposed granite soil types.

in the cellar : Wood: The wine spent up to 6months in 3rd fill 300L French oak barrels
Closure: Aluminium screwcap with Saran/Tin liner,

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