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Produzent The Latch
Vinifikation The Merlot vineyards are planted on Hutton Oak Leaf soils at 200 meters above sea level on the slopes of the Tygerberg, 7 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean and within sight of it. The vines are between 14 and 17 years old, and an estimated 2,300 vines yield a harvest of 7 to 8 tons per hectare and vintage. The hand-picked fruit was destemmed, crushed, and fermented in stainless steel tanks. The "aerated pump-over method" was used to pump the fermenting juice over the cap four times a day for an hour to extract soft tannins. After fermentation, the wine was pressed, racked, and matured for 13 months in 15% new French oak barrels, 40% second fill, and 25% third fill.
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