Clear, garnet with brown rim, advanced color evolution for a 4 years old Stellenbosch Merlot.
Clean, medium intensity, plums, cassis, preserved dark red fruits, herbaceous but not unripe, earthy, stony, oak dominant lending cedary, tobacco note, but have good purity of fruit to support.
It was interesting to see the wine evolution over 60 hours from opening!
Dry with medium plus acidity, plush ripe tannins, savory, fairly juicy, delicate red berry note follows through, sappy freshness, elegant extraction, yet full bodied with very high alcohol of 14.5%,!! long and persistent. Now until 2017.
A honest Merlot that is worth looking at, shared it with your Sunday roasted leg of Karoo lamb!
