- Each$31.99
- 6-Pack$173.94
- Mix any 6 wines$28.99
Tasting notes:
Colour: Deep ruby.
Aroma: Unmistakable blackcurrent on the nose with lovely dark chocolate nuances. Herbal hints with a touch of mint & slight spice.
Palate: Quite a full bodied red with the blackcurrent aroma following onto the palate accompanied by a lovely full plum & toasty cigar box notes. It is full of flavour and well structured.
Finish: Long cigar box & spicy finish.
Serving Suggestion: A peppery sirloin steak.
Alcohol Percentage: 13.5%.
Product Description:
Certified organic The Merchant Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from a single vineyard that was planted on the Kalleske property at the end of last century. The hand-pruned vines are low-yielding and are grown in shallow, sandy loam soil over superb deep red clay, providing ideal conditions for Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes were picked on March 31st and then destemmed into an open top fermenter. The must was fermented for twelve days on skins with hand pumpovers twice a day. After pressing off skins the Cabernet was filled to a mix of 30% new and the balance used French oak hogsheads, where the wine underwent natural malolactic fermentation. The Cabernet was matured in barrel for thirteen months prior to bottling without fining or filtration.
