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Bayede!

Bayede! Prince Merlot

Bayede! Prince Merlot

R 531.30 ZAR
R 531.30 ZAR
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Drink Size
  • Merlot
  • Western Cape
  • Alcohol: 14%
This wine has a complex, young, fresh, spicy taste of ripe cherries, blackberry, and pear aromas with roasted spices and vanilla oak. Mouth filling, well balanced, soft tannin and flavourful with a long finish and plenty of intensity and complexity.

Wine Style

Dry Red Wooded.

Characteristics

Rich red colour with delightful ripe berry overtones. Ripe fruit on the palate with a powerful finish and well-integrated slightly wooded oak tannins. This wine can be enjoyed with venison, stews, and pasta dishes.

Vinification and Maturation

Wine grapes harvested at 24 degrees Balling. Fermented on skins in stainless steel tanks at 22-26C for 1 - 12 days. Pressed and racked. Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Wood maturation for 8 months with new French Oak.

Accolades

  • Veritas Wine Awards 2020 Bronze.
  • Michelangelo Awards 2019 Gold.

Tasting

  • Cherries
  • Blackberry
  • Pear

    Food Pairing

    • Venison
    • Stews
    • Pasta

      Technical

      PH (Acidity): 3.64
      RS (Residual Sugar): 5.2 g/l
      TA (Total Acidity): 5.6 g/l

      Harvest

      Eastern and north-facing vineyards. Wine grapes harvested at 24 degrees Balling, mid-February to end March.

      Cellar

      Fermented on skins in stainless steel tanks at 22–26 °C for 7–12 days. Pressed and racked. Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Wood maturation for 8 months with new French Oak.

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