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Journey's End Merlot
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Vineyard Information |
| PERCENTAGE BLEND |
100% Merlot |
| APPELLATION |
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| AREA PLANTED |
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| AGE OF VINES |
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| ROOTSTOCK |
| Richter 110, Ruggeri 110, 101/14 |
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| CLONE |
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| TRELLIS SYSTEM |
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| IRRIGATION |
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| VINE DENSITY |
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| SOIL |
| Gravel, sand and clovelly |
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| CLIMATE |
| Zone III Winkler Scale / Coastal climate |
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HARVEST INFORMATION |
| DATE |
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| TYPE |
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| YIELD |
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WINEMAKING |
| CRUSHING/DESTEMMING |
| Destalked and lightly crushed |
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| TANKS (TYPE) |
| Stainless Steel open fermenter tank |
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FERMENTATION PROTOCOL
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| Fermented with Merlot Cepage for 10 days, max of 26°C. Two
pump-overs combined with punch downs per day and one rack
& return. |
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| MALOLACTIC (Y/N) |
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| LEES CONTACT/BATTONAGE |
| Only during malolactic fermentation |
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| BARREL AGEING - OAK TYPE |
20% new French oak, 10% new American oak & 70 % 2nd and 3rd fill barrels for 18 months |
| BARREL AGEING - DURATION |
18 months |
| FINING |
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| FILTRATION |
Sheet filtration using Filtrox ST30 (3-4um) |
| STABILISATION |
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WINE ANALYSIS |
| ALCOHOL % (V/V) |
13.5 |
| RESIDUAL SUGAR (G/L) |
3.1 |
| TOTAL ACIDITY (G/L) |
5.9 |
| PH |
3.35 |
| VOLATILE ACIDITY (G/L) |
0.68 |
| FREE SO2 (MG/L) |
48 |
| TOTAL SO2 (MG/L) |
127 |
TASTING NOTES FROM WINEMAKER |
Dark ruby colour with a brown tint. Upfront blackberries and plums backed by vibrant mintyness on the nose. Also some herbal eucalyptus
tones that gives the wine a earthy caracter. On the palate is pungent ripe fruit with firm tannins and a supple sweetness that gives the wine a
lingering aftertaste. Full bodied complex wine showing youth. |
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