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Meerlust - Merlot 2010 75cl Bottle

Limited stock, changing to 2012. Deep, youthful purple colour with a ruby rim. Intense dark fruit on the nose, mulberry and damson plum with hints of dark chocolate and spice. The full bodied palate offers generous, ripe, pure Merlot fruit with refreshing acidity, structured yet silky tannins and pronounced length and minerality. There is a core of juiciness, opulence and richness typical of the variety. 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc.
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  • Supplier: TheDrinkShop
  • SKU: 8243-19302
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Limited stock, changing to 2012. Deep, youthful violet colour with a ruby rim. Intense dark fruit on the nose, mulberry & damson plum with hints of dark chocolate & spice. The full bodied palate offers generous, ripe, pure Merlot fruit with refreshing acidity, structured yet silky tannins & pronounced length & minerality. There is a core of juiciness, opulence & richness typical of the variety. 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc.

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Merlot - A red grape variety used for blended and varietal wines
Palate - A term used to describe the roof of the mouth
Chocolate - A confectionary food made from the cacao bean
Chocolate - A brown colour
Purple - A colour between red and blue. Commonly associated with Cadburys
bottle - A container with a narrow neck in comparison to the body. Often used for containing fluids such as wine and milk.
Dark - A colour which absorbs visable ligt so apears less light than objects that reflect light
Colour - The categorised spectrum of light visable to humans
Ruby - A rare red coloured gemstone. A form of corundum they are red due to the presence of chromium in the crystal.

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