Meerlust Red
Description
36% Cabernet Franc, 25% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Petit Verdot
ANALYSIS:
Alc: 14.11 % vol. TA: 5.80 g/L
RS: 2.20 g/L. pH:3.48
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Taste
Youthful ruby red color with garnet red hues. Red and black fruit with warm spices on the nose and oak tones. Still young and intense, the taste is full-bodied, structured, but full of fresh red fruit and soft, rounded tannins.
Archive
Aging potential 5-8 years if stored in ideal cellar conditions.
Harvest
Rainfall during the winter and a long, uninterrupted cold spell meant that reserves were sufficiently replenished and the need for cold was easily met. A very dry and hot spring, followed by a mild growing season, led to even budding and slower than usual, even ripening, which was particularly beneficial for our late varieties.
Cellar
Red is a blend of Cabernet Franc (36%), Merlot (25%), Cabernet Sauvignon (25%), and Petit Verdot (14%). Each parcel of each variety was fermented separately before undergoing malolactic fermentation in 300-liter barrels and large Foudré. After eight months in oak, the individual components were blended and aged for another eight months in barrels to harmonize before bottling.
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Long recognized for producing world-class wines, Meerlust Estate has been the pride of the Myburgh family since 1756. Today, the traditional dedication to the art of winemaking continues under the guidance of Hannes Myburgh, eighth generation custodian of this seventeenth-century national monument.
Meerlust, with its historic manor house, classic wine cellar, family cemetery, dovecote and bird sanctuary is situated fifteen kilometers south of Stellenbosch, with the blue crescent of False Bay a mere five kilometers away. Wines are only made from grapes grown on the Estate which is uniquely positioned for the production of wines with exceptional complexity and character.
In the summertime, ocean breezes and evening mists roll in from the coast to cool the vineyards. The grapes ripen slowly, thus achieving full, concentrated varietal flavours. The soils consist of predominantly deep, well drained Hutton and Clovelly soil types, affording the vines excellent drought resistance and an ideal substrata for producing concentrated, complex wines