Black Mail Merlot

Serve this wine with red meat dishes such as beef carbonade, goulash and oxtail but best with calfs liver and onions. Happy with all grilled food : seared tuna, roast pork, poultry and pies such as moussaka and shepperd’s pie

The 27-year-old Merlot vines are located in Glenrosa and Escort gravel soil which offers the desirable properties to produce grapes of the highest quality. An average yield of 10 tons Merlot grapes is harvested every year.

Aged in 30% new French oak barrels 24 months in 225 litre barrels

The grapes were fermented, using natural yeast’s from the vineyard, in open stainless steel tanks at 28-30° C. The skins were pushed down 4 - 5 times during peak fermentation. Malolactic fermentation took place in the barrel. The wine had minimal handling and use was made of traditional gravity flow. No mechanical pumps were used in the wine making process or the transfer of wine. The wines were racked 4 times over a 24-month period. There was no filtration and the sulphur levels were kept to a minimum.

Post House Wines derives its name from the small Post Office which used to serve the local missionary community of Raithby and which is now the winery office and residence. It was consequently a logical step to associate the wine with its postal origin The farm was bought by the Gebers family in 1981 in the picturesque area between the towns of Somerset West and Stellenbosch, and is situated at the foothills of the Helderberg Mountain. On a clear day Cape Point and False Bay is visible from the winery. This area is one of the pre-eminent wine regions in South Africa. The farm was systematically planted to vineyard with the grapes being sold to the local co–operative. It was only in 1996 that a couple of experimental barrels were made by Nick Gebers. Situated 7km from the False Bay coast a breach in the coastal ridge channels the south and south west winds towards the vineyards. These being generally cool breezes; they help moderate summer temperatures. The property covers a total of 70 hectares of which 40 hectares falls under vineyard. As of 2004 the vineyard comprises of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, Petit Verdot, Pinotage, Malbec, Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc.