Merlot Premium

At 16-18˚C, with roast vegetables / lamb, semi-hard yellow cheeses, hard cheeses, charcuterie and beef fillet.

Mediterranean - The summers are hot and dry with cold, wet winters. The annual rainfall is about 800mm. Supplementary irrigation during summer. Well-drained gravel soils. Good quality grapes are harvested at full ripeness (25˚B).

Aged for 12 months in 75% new French oak barrels.

The crushed grapes are inoculated with pure yeast and fermented dry at 26 - 28 ˚C. Alcoholic fermentation is completed within 8 days. The grapes are then pressed and after malolactic fermentation.

Groenland has been in family ownership for four generations. The late owner and winemaker, since 1975, was Kosie Steenkamp. Kosie's son Piet joined the Groenland team in 2001 as assistant winemaker and viticulturist. Piet has since taken over the reins on Groenland after the passing of his father, Kosie Steenkamp, in June 2020. The estate has achieved its status as a producer of distinguished red and white wines thanks to continuous research and development for a period of longer than 85 years. Some of the reasons for Groenlands success is because of the dedication and dynamic co-operation of the family members involved with the estate. The farm consists of 190 hectares, of which 150 hectares are under vine. We produce approximately 80% red and 20% white cultivars. The vineyards deliver more than 1500 tons of grapes every year.