Rustenberg

John X Merriman

Name: John X Merriman
Brand: Rustenberg
Price: 279 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Rating: Tim Atkin 92 (1 reviews)

Red Blend from Stellenbosch, South Africa

R200

Bottle size:

750 ml

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The John X Merriman is a powerful wine that rewards ageing. In its youth, the wine is worth decanting and expresses cassis, black currant and dark fruits complemented with cigar tobacco and sour cherry notes. As the wine ages and its fine-grained tannins soften a softer more savoury palate develops revealing wonderful drinkability and tertiary complexity.

Cassis

Blakcurrant

Tobacco

Sour Cherry

This vintage was impacted by the fourth year of the ongoing drought in the region. The 2017 Winter was cold and dry, followed by a dry Spring and Summer, with bouts of unusual weather. A number of thunder storms resulted in a late onset of additional vigour in the vineyards. Unsettled weather and wind during flowering, along with a freak hail storm and low levels of soil moisture decreased yields by 20% to 50%. The harvest began closer to its average start date and the smaller berries and bunches yielded lower juice volumes per ton. The lower yields resulted in the wines showing excellent concentration and body, producing rich, robust reds and fruit forward, expressive whites and rosé.

Rustenberg

The Rustenberg Estate was founded in 1682 and is nestled in the valley of the Simonsberg Mountain in South Africa’s premium wine region Stellenbosch. Rustenberg’s rich heritage and ethos has been informed by many centuries of human influence striving to understand and work with nature to produce wines of distinct character true to their terroir variety and informed style.