Our Wines

Merlot 2009

This wine is a small parcel representing Merlot in the 2009 vintage on Louisvale. The colour is deep ruby red with a gloriously plummy nose. Succulent and ripe in the mouth. Full-bodied and juicy, but there are some underlying grainy tannins.
Grape variety	Merlot
Location	Devon Valley, Stellenbosch
Soil type	Decomposed granite
Harvest date	March 2009
Sugar at harvest	25 Balling
Fruit acid at harvest	5,5 g/l
Alcohol by volume	14,8%
Residual sugar	2,8 g/l
Total acid	5,9 g/l
Volatile acid	0,72 g/l
Total sulphur	58 mg/l
pH	3,4
Maturation	12 Months in French Barrique
Bottling date	July 2010