Plaisir Wine Estate

Merlot

Name: Estate Red
Brand: Plaisir Wine Estate
Price: 180 ZAR
Availability: InStock

Merlot from Paarl, South Africa

R220

Bottle size:

750 ml

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Plaisir Wine Estate

Colour: Bright red. Bouquet: Fragrant red berries with hints of violets and mint chocolate. Taste: Black cherries and plums layered with vanilla spice, cloves and cedar oak ending with a soft, velvety finish.

Black Cherry

Plum

Violet

Spice

The diversity of the soils, slopes and elevations all add to the quality of Plaisir de Merle’s grapes. Well-drained weathered granite soils (predominantly Tukulu and Hutton) with good water retention allow the dry-land vineyards to slowly ripen the grapes to full maturity of flavour and tannins. The grapes were selected and handpicked from two vineyards, 10 and 13 years old. They are situated between 140m and 370m above sea level on the south-eastern slopes of the Simonsberg.

Plaisir Wine Estate

Established by the French Huguenots in 1693 on the slopes of the Simonsberg Mountains between Paarl and Franschhoek, Plaisir Wine Estate is a rare gem. This 974-hectare estate in Simonsberg-Paarl has earned international acclaim for its white and red wines. About 230 hectares are planted with a variety of noble grape cultivars such as Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, and Malbec. Winemaker Fred Fismer attributes producing award-winning wines to being able to work with great fruit coming from a very unique terrain and the invaluable input from his viticulture team.