Clairault Cabernet Merlot 2008
Tasting Notes: The aroma shows chocolate, blueberry and hints of mint, sage and vanilla. The palate is medium bodied and elegant with smooth silky tannins. Sweet bright blueberry fruit flavours lift the middle while the finish is clean and long.
Terroir: The fruit for this wine comes seven different sites on the property. Due to vintage conditions fruit was sourced from an eighth site, not on the Clairault property.
Vinification: All the fruit is fermented in small 4 tonne vessels and pumped over twice daily. The Merlot is taken off skins after 7 days and the Cabernet is allowed 10 days on skins. Maturation occurs in 2-3 year old French oak barriques for between 12-18 months.
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