Part of their Lifestyle range, this is a lovely lighter-style Merlot, fruit-driven and balanced, with flavours of mulberries, bramble berries and savoury delights.
Wonderful to pickled fish, meat salads and pasta dishes.
Could be enjoyed chilled in summer.
DeWaal Young Vines Merlot 2014 (6/case) (R75/BOTTLE)
Part of their Lifestyle range, this is a lovely lighter-style Merlot, fruit-driven and balanced, with flavours of mulberries, bramble berries and savoury delights.
Although presented under the Young Vines range, these vineyards are between 13 – 15 years old, producing wonderful fruit.
OENOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Fermentation & Maceration Period: 14 days
Alc Strength: 13.0%
TA (g/l): 5.2 g/l
PH: 3.61
RS: 3.5 g/l
Cellar Maturation: 3 months in French oak
Bottling Date: January 2015
Future Maturation Potential: 3 – 4 years
Food pairing: Wonderful to pickled fish, meat salads and pasta dishes. Could be enjoyed chilled in summer.
VITICULTURAL INFORMATION
Grape Varieties: 100 % Merlot
Location of Vineyard: Lower down on the north facing slopes
Soil Type: Gravel & loam
Age of Vineyard: Under 15 years
Root Stock: R 99
Method of Trellising: 3 wire-hedge
Harvest Date: 10 March 2013
Sugar level at Harvest: 24.5°B
Yield per Hectare: 11.0 tons per hectare