BoschkloofMerlot 2018 (R123.16 Per Bottle, 6 Bottles)

About

The quest at Boschkloof is to make the best wine that their sacred terroir will produce. In fact, on every bottle, the Latin phrase “inconcessum persequor” is found. This translates into “I pursue the unattainable” and between the slopes of the beautiful Stellenbosch valley in South Africa, the Borman family pursue to perfect the art of winemaking

Product Features

• Deep, ruby red colour.
• A very attractive, complex nose with aromas of spice, forest floor, cherry and wild berries.
• The palate has lovely velvety berry fruit with firm but fine tannins.
• Good structure and balance with a long finish.
• Grapes harvested by hand, at full ripeness with sugar of 24 ° B.
• It was crushed, destemmed and fermented in stainless steel tanks.
• Temperature controlled fermentation took place at 26 ° C.
• Then it was left on the skins for 18 days and malolactic fermentation took place within the barrels.
• It was matured in 225l French oak barrels for 20 months.
• Minimum filtration.
• Food Pairing: Beef Steak, Beef Stew, Pizza, Tomato-based Pasta

Product Specifications

• Cultivar: Merlot
• Region: Stellenbosch
• ABV: 14.5%