Groote Post Merlot 2001

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Technical Analysis

Winemaker - Lukas Wentzel
Main Variety - Merlot
Alcohol - 14.12 %vol
pH - 3.65
RS - 1.6 g/l
Appellation - Coastal

Characteristics

Type - Red


Accolades

Veritas 2003 - Double Gold
Fairbairn Capital Trophy Wine Show 2003 - Bronze
Veritas 2002 - Silver
2004 Classic Wine Trophy Awards - Silver Medal

Tasting Notes

NOT AVAILABLE FOR TASTING AT CELLAR DOOR

Veritas 2003 - Double Gold
Fairbairn Capital Trophy Wine Show 2003 - Bronze
Veritas 2002 - Silver
2004 Classic Wine Trophy Awards - Silver Medal
The bounty of our merlot vineyards is almost endless. In this wine the intensely concentrated, super-ripe fruit gives an almost syrupy consistency on the palate. One could easily be tempted to drink it upon release, but cellaring for a few years will leave the various elements - fruit, acid, oak and tannin-harmoniously integrated.

Blend Information

100% Merlot

In The Vineyard

Vines planted: 1993
Soil: Hutton & Oakleaf
Clones: MO:181 & 192 B
Yield: 7 tons per hectare
Bottled: July 2002
Irrigation: None
Trellising: 5 wire extended Perold
Elevation: 300 m above sea level

About The Harvest

The grapes were harvested at 25º Balling.

In The Cellar

The wine matured in wood for 13 months. The wine was bottled in July 2002.


Other Vintages

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Groote Post Merlot 2021 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2020 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2019 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2018 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2017 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2016 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2015 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2014 - SOLD OUT Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2013 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2012 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2011 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2010 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2009 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2008 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2007 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2006 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2005 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2004 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2003 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2002 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2001 Lukas Wentzel Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 2000 Francois van Zyl Merlot
Groote Post Merlot 1999 Adi Badenhorst Merlot

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