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Meerlust Pinot Noir 1995 |
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SOIL TYPE
Decomposed granite mixed with clay.
VINIFICATION
Fermented dry in open fermentation tanks. After 10 days, the wine was pressed and underwent malo-lactic fermentation in new heavy toasted Allier barrels. Matured for 15 months in barrique and allowed over 3 years bottle maturation before release.
TASTING NOTES
It is a typical Meerlust Pinot Noir with a bouquet of raspberries and wild strawberries and a mushroom bouquet beginning to develop. The wine is medium-bodied with fine tannins and a long lasting aftertaste.
ANALYSIS
Residual sugar : 2.5 g/l
pH : 3.49 g/l
Total acidity : 6.0 g/l
Alcohol : 13.1 %
AGEING POTENTIAL
Drink now
IDEALLY SERVED AT
16° - 18° C
COMPLEMENTS
White and red meats, Parma ham, grilled linefish, mushrooms and cheese.
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