Peacock Ridge Merlot

Peacock Ridge Merlot - This tasty Merlot wine is full-bodied and really well-balanced. This complex wine shows a deep, dense and youthful colour with aromas of cassis, cedar wood, smoke and herbal notes. On the palate the Peacock Ridge Merlot has upfront dark black fruit, a touch of mocha, liquorice and tar, balanced by fine yet seductive tannins. Weight, concentration and a long complex finish.

The vineyards producing the Peacock Ridge range of wines are cultivated on the lower slopes of the award winning Waterkloof estate. The estate vineyards are planted on the slopes of the Schaapenberg mountain range in Somerset West. The Southern Atlantic shoreline about 3 kilometres away.

The Merlot vineyards were harvested towards the end of February. Twenty percent of the wine was aged in new French barrels and the rest mainly in second fill French barrels for 10 months. About 12% Cabernet Sauvignon was used in the final blend. The wine spent a further 3 months in bottle before release.

Everything a South African Merlot should be!

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