Cabernet Sauvignon / Shiraz 2005
10 000 bottles @
R42 per bottle

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Simonsvlei LIFESTYLE MERLOT 2005

TASTING NOTES
WINE Magazine 2005 - Best Value Award
Paarl Young Wine Show 2005 - Bronze
Intense colour, the nose full of ripe fruit with chocolate and figgy overtones. Fascinating. Concentrated fruit then fills the mouth with balanced sweetness.

THE HARVEST
The grapes were harvested at 23.5 - 26º Balling.
Yield: 8 - 10 ton/ha

IN THE CELLAR
Fermented on skins for 7 – 12 days; Malolactic fermentation, fining with eggwhite, no wood

BLEND INFORMATION
100% Merlot

FOOD SUGGESTIONS
Perfect foil for white meats and even white fish.
ACCOLADES
WINE Magazine 2005 - Best Value Award
Paarl Young Wine Show 2005 - Bronze