Merlot 2020

Tasting Notes

Intense crimson in the glass with notes of blackberry, licorice and smoke. Medium-bodied with flavours of blue plum, burnt rosemary, roasted red pepper and graphite with bright acidity, firm tannins and a balanced, savory finish with lingering flavours of soft licorice and drying tannins.

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$21.95

APPELLATION

VQA Creek Shores

VINEYARD

Lakeshore Farm Vineyard

GRAPE VARIETY

100% Merlot

BRIX AT HARVEST

25.1

ALCOHOL CONTENT

13.5%

RESIDUAL SUGAR

3 grams/Litre

Enjoy now with grilled baby back ribs with blackberry barbecue sauce, hard cheeses and pasta with rich tomato-based sauces. Can also be cellared for the medium term to further develop complexities

WINEMAKING NOTES

The grapes were harvested in mid-October exclusively from the Lakeshore Farm Vineyard to the northeast of the winery. After manual sorting the grapes were crushed and destemmed and fermented in stainless steel tanks with regular delestage to gently extract colour and structure. After 30 days skin contact, the wine was pressed and moved back to stainless steel tanks for malolactic fermentation and aging until it was bottled in September 2021, following light fining and filtration.

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