color | Blue, Red |
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Prince & Princess Range
Prince Merlot
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This wine has a complex, young, fresh, spicy taste of ripe cherries, blackberry, and pear aromas with roasted spices and vanilla oak. Mouth filling, well balanced, soft tannin and flavourful with a long finish and plenty of intensity and complexity.
Technical Analysis
Main Variety: | Merlot |
Alcohol: | 13 % vol |
pH: | 3.9 |
RS: | 5.5 g/l |
TA: | 5.2 g/l |
Appellation: | Western Cape |
Wine Style
Dry Red Wooded.
Characteristics
Rich red colour with delightful ripe berry overtones. Ripe fruit on the palate with a powerful finish and well-integrated slightly wooded oak tannins. This wine can be enjoyed with venison, stews, and pasta dishes.
Vinification and Maturation
Wine grapes harvested at 24 degrees Balling. Fermented on skins in stainless steel tanks at 22-26? C for 1 ? 12 days. Pressed and racked. Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Wood maturation for 8 months with new French Oak.
Accolades
- Veritas Wine Awards 2020 Bronze.
- Michelangelo Awards 2019 Gold.
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