Darling Cellars Reserve Six Tonner Merlot 2021

Technical Analysis

Winemaker - Pieter-Niel Rossouw and Maggie Immelman
Main Variety - Merlot
Alcohol - 14.34 %vol
pH - 3.68
RS - 2.95 g/l
Total Acid - 5.42 g/l
Appellation - Darling

Characteristics

Type - Red
Style - Dry
Body - Medium
Taste - Fruity


Accolades

2023 Lumo Awards - Gold
2023 Merit Challenge - Double Gold
2023 Veritas Awards - Bronze

Tasting Notes

This complex but also elegant wine spoils you with flavours of raspberry, ripe red plum, vanilla, coffee, liquorice, chocolate and nuances of tobacco. This wine has an elegant structure with velvety tannins and a surprisingly lengthy aftertaste. The balance is simply near perfect!

Blend Information

100% Merlot

Food Suggestions

Enjoy this on its own or with roasted duck breast or roasted tomato and basil pasta. Will also pair well with a creamy mushroom risotto.


In The Vineyard

Strategically selected sites which get the warm sunny days and cooling effect of the Atlantic Ocean. Deep soils from decomposed granite, clay rich, good drainage
Vineyard type: Bush Vine, no irrigation
Yield: 5.5-6.5 t/ha


About The Harvest

The grapes were harvested from dryland farmed vineyards in Darling, where the vines are not trellised and planted as bush vines. Six Tonner refers to the average yield on these grapes.
Balling at Harvest: 24-25°B


In The Cellar

Vinification: Crush and destalk, 5 - 10 days fermentation at 24 - 26°C.
Maturation: 12 months aged on French and American oak.


Additional Information

Darling Cellars Reserve is a wine range of straight varietals where the focus is on fruit driven, varietal true, value for money wines.


Other Vintages

Wine Wine Maker Main Variety
Darling Cellars Reserve Six Tonner Merlot 2022 André Scriven & Maggie Immelman Merlot
Darling Cellars Reserve Six Tonner Merlot 2021 Pieter-Niel Rossouw and Maggie Immelman Merlot
Darling Cellars Reserve Six Tonner Merlot 2020 Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Maggie Immelman Merlot
Darling Cellars Reserve Six Tonner Merlot 2019 Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Maggie Immelman Merlot
Darling Cellars Reserve Six Tonner Merlot 2018 Pieter-Niel Rossouw, Carel Hugo Merlot
Darling Cellars Reserve Six Tonner Merlot 2017 Carel Hugo + Pieter-Niel Rossouw Merlot
Darling Cellars Reserve Six Tonner Merlot 2016 Carel Hugo + Pieter-Niel Rossouw Merlot
Darling Cellars Reserve Six Tonner Merlot 2015 Carl Hugo and Abe Beukes Merlot
Darling Cellars Reserve Six Tonner Merlot 2014 Carl Hugo and Abe Beukes Merlot
Darling Cellars Reserve Six Tonner Merlot 2013 Carl Hugo, Abe Beukes Merlot
Darling Cellars Reserve Six Tonner Merlot 2012 Carl Hugo, Abé Beukes Merlot
Darling Cellars Reserve Six Tonner Merlot 2010 Carl Hugo, Abé Beukes Merlot

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