Meerendal The Loft

The wine has a deep dark colour and has layers of red fruit such as cherries and raspberries followed by darker fruits like plumbs, mulberries and blueberries. The nose has notes of smoke, spice and dark chocolate. The wine has a full body tannin structure that coats the entire pallet and is elegantly supported by the use of 40% new oak.Grapes are handpicked at 24.5 °Balling from a yield of 8 Ton/Ha. These grapes are sourced from the Meerendal farm and this block brings a combination of dark fruit and light red fruit characters to the wine. Fermentation takes place in traditional open concrete tanks; each tank can hold 5 tons of grapes. Punch downs takes place 6 times daily and they are all done manually by the cellar staff. This Merlot is matured for 13 months in 225L French oak barrels (20% new and 80% second/third fill).