Diemersdal Merlot 2023
$ 7.66
Description The nose seduces with beautiful blackberry and dried fruit aromas along with spicy undertones. This Merlot is well structured with elegance and mouth filling fruit flavours. Hints of cedar wood, mint and spice flavours follow through on the palate. This is a rich wine that is ready to be enjoyed now, but will last for years to come. Food suggestions: An ideal wine to enjoy with venison or spicy risotto. Maturation: 10 months oak maturation in 30% new 225L French oak barrels. Oenology: In the vineyards, canopy management was practised to ensure colour concentration. The grapes were harvested at optimum ripeness. Fermentation in open and closed fermenters. Punch-downs and pump-overs every 3-4 hours controlled at 25ºC to 28ºC. Post fermentation maturation on the skins for 2 weeks. MLF completed spontaneously in tanks before the wine was racked into 225L French oak barrels. DOWNLOAD TASTING NOTE
