Fox Creek Merlot 2019 - 12 Pack

APPEARANCE
Deep red with purple hues.

BOUQUET
An attractive bouquet with lightly lifted florals over the rich fruit aromas of strawberry, cherry and plum interwoven with subtle hints of brown spice.

PALATE
A soft and generous wine, displaying a fleshy mid palate of raspberry, plum and mulberry supported by supple integrated tannins and vibrant acidity that gives the wine focus through the finish.

ALCOHOL
14.0%

AGEING POTENTIAL
This wine is to be enjoyed on release while it is fresh and vibrant and fruity.

WINEMAKING
The fruit for this release was picked on flavour, acid and tannin maturity to ensure the resulting wine exhibited the vibrant fleshy berry fruit flavour profile, ripe soft tannins, and lifted aromatics we are seeking with this variety. Each batch was open fermented for 7-8 days on skins until carefully pressed to old oak barrels to finish ferment. The wine was then matured for approximately 18 months before being blended just prior to bottling.

WINEMAKERS
Ben Tanzer + Steven Soper