Casa Simelia Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

SINGLE BLOCK MERLOT AND CABERNET SAUVIGNON

SIZE 1,14 HA + 1,01 HA

PLANTED 1996 + 2003

SOIL Decomposed Granite with traces of Table Mountain Sandstone

STYLE OF WINE:
Barrel Matured Red Wine

WOOD MATURATION:
New French Oak | 3rd and 4th fill French Oak

ANALYSIS:
Alcohol 14,0 % vol, Residual Sugar 2.6 gm/l, Total Acidity 5.30 gm/l, pH 3.57 The clusters were hand-picked into 18-kg crates and then selected and sorted by hand before destem, and finally softly crushed. All grapes come exclusively from our own single vineyard block situated on our farm at 200m altitude above sea level. Fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks at temperatures between 26-30°C for 10 days, followed by 10-15 days of maceration on the skins. The malolactic fermentation took place mainly in French oak barrels, 10% new french oak, 30% first fill and 60% second, third and fourth fill barrels. The wine then remained in barrels, in temperature-controlled cellars for 18 months. After bottling, the wine aged a further 3 months prior to release.

SOLD OUT before release