Plaisir Wine Estate
Plaisir de Merle Red Blend

color: red
charakter: dry 
volume: 0.75 liters 
variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Pinot Noir
winery: Plaisir Wine Estate
vintage: 2020
region: Paarl, South Africa
Alcohol: 13.5% vol. 
drink temperatur: 16-18°C 
Description: 
The Plaisir de Merle Red Blend is a blend that consists out of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Pinot Noir. The grapes were hand-harvested from various vineyards. The grapes were destemmed, then sorted and pumped into stainless steel tanks.  The grapes were fermented at 24 °C. The juice was pumped over the skins daily to extract  colour, tannins and flavour. On several occasions the juice was emptied from the tanks  and then pumped back over the skins of the same tank (rack and return). Once  fermentation was completed, the wine was left on the skins for a further 6 -8 days to  macerate. The wine was racked off the skins and malolactic fermentation was completed,  partially in barrels and in tanks. The wine was then racked and transferred to 300 liter  French oak barrels (New, 2nd fill and 3rd fill) to mature for 16 to 22months.

A aromatic nose with black cherry fruit with hints of spice and vanilla and oak. Full-bodied, yet elegant and mature.