John B Merlot 2024

John B Merlot 2024WINEMAKERS COMMENTS As would be expected from a Merlot this is a very smooth wine with a soft, juicy tannin structure. A wine with attractive red berry fruit on the nose that follows through on the palate with a touch of toasted oak. An easy drinking red for everyday enjoyment. >> DOWNLOAD FACTSHEET AWARDS & RATINGS 2023 VINTAGE 2024 Michelangelo International Wine & Spirits Awards: Double Gold DESCRIPTION VITICULTURE The Merlot vineyards were planted

2017 Gold Wine Awards: Gold

2025 National Wine Challenge: Grand Cru National Champion Best in Class

while promising to mature gracefully for years to come

thrive in lime rich deep red Karoo soils

Total SO2: 131 mg/l

2014 International Wine & Spirit Competition: Silver

Serve chilled (7 – 10°C)

The clean juice was then racked and taken to fermentation tanks where specially cultivated wine yeast was inoculated and the fermentation temperature controlled between 15 and 17 °C

The Chardonnay vines were planted in 2013 on a west-facing slope in calcareous soil

These over 100-year-old bush vines

with typical raisiny sweetness and an intense flavour that lingers on the palate and follows through on the aftertaste while the acidity compliments and balances the sweetness

expressive aromas of cherry