Tasting Notes:

The wine displays an intense brick red colour. The nose shows ripe red berry compote, plums, raspberries and fresh prunes, layered with dried herbs. Supple berry fruit, great structure, firm but harmonious tannins. Decanting when young will give more pleasure and aroma.

Grapes were hand-picked from the Estate at 24° B. Yields were kept low: 6 tons/ha.

Malolactic fermentation took place in barrel and the wine was then aged for 24 months in French oak. The new wood component was 60%.

Alcohol : 13.5 %vol

pH : 3.66

RS : 2.2 g/l

Total Acid : 5.3 g/l

Total Extract: 31.5 g/l

Appellation: Franschhoek

Amaryllis belladonna (March Lily)

An extremely beautiful and elegant, pink flower that occurs naturally around the Cape. The cultivar Merlot is also linked to being an elegant, refined and feminine wine.

Amaryllis is Greek feminine and is named after a beautiful shepherdess. The specific epithet belladonna means beautiful lady.

The common name belladonna originates from its historic use by women - drops prepared from the Belladonna plant were used to dilate women's pupils, an effect considered attractive.