De Grendel Merlot 2019
Red Wine from Cape Town, South Africa
De Grendel Merlot 2019
Red Wine from Cape Town, South Africa
Profile:
Beautiful deep ruby colour with a purple rim. The nose presents a bouquet of blackberries, black cherries and mocha which follows through to a velvety-smooth palate with finelyintegrated tannins. Wellrounded with a lingering cedarwood finish.
Food Pairing: Roasted vegetables, pastas, charcuterie
What’s In It: 100% Merlot
How It Was Made:
Viticulture: The Merlot vineyards are planted on Hutton Oak Leaf soils at 200 meters above sea level on the slopes of the Tygerberg 7 kilometers from, and in sight of, the Atlantic Ocean. The age of the vines ranges from 14 to 17 years and an estimated 2,300 vines yield a crop of 7 to 8 tons per hectare per vintage.
Vinification: Handpicked fruit was destalked, crushed and fermented in stainless steel tanks. The ‘aerated pump-over’ method was used to gently pump the fermenting juice overthe skin cap four times a day for one-hour periods at a time, ensuring soft tannins. After fermentation the wine was pressed, racked and matured in 1/3 new French Oak, 1/3 in second fill FrenchOak and 1/3 in third fill French Oak for 13 months.