This is an utterly delicious white that tastes very much like barrel-fermented Chardonnay - perhaps from Burgundy. It is rich and sumptuous, with creme anglaise, pineapple, butter and delicate wood character. Intense, with a sustained, flavoursome finish. The wine's story makes it even more fascinating. When visiting friends in Zurich, Martin Meinert was introduced to a white wine made with Merlot grapes from Ticino - the southern, Italian, part of Switzerland. He loved it so much that he resolved to make one himself, with fantastic results. (How to make a white wine with black grapes? Press promptly, and keep the juice and the skins separate to prevent the latter from tinting the former.)
White Merlot 'The Italian Job
Meinert
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Winemaking
The Merlot is hand-harvested and whole-bunch pressed limiting colour and tannin extraction. Fermentation and maturation in a selection of French oak barrels for up 10 months prior bottling. The wine is lightly fined and filtered prior to bottling.
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Product Specification
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ColourWhite
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CountrySouth Africa
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RegionWestern Cape
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Sub RegionCoastal Region
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StyleDry
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ClosureScrew cap
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SKUH3656120
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Alcohol %13%
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Unit Volume75cl
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VeganYes
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VegetarianYes