Wine Composition
100% Merlot
Winemakers Comments
A combination of red fruit, cherry, blackcurrant and spice, laced with hints of violets, chocolate and mint with smooth tannins, produce a wine of intensity, good balance and depth. Full-bodied while soft on the pallet, velvety, long in mouth, with strong Merlot characteristics.
Awards
John Platter | 95 points
Technical Analysis
Alcohol Percentage
14.5%
TA
5.6 g/l
pH
3.77
RS
2.1 g/l
Vinification
The grapes are fermented in open bin fermenters, in order to achieve maximum extraction, gently basket pressed and then aged in French Oak barrels from selected coopers for up to two years.
Winemaker
Name - Quint Cutler
Winery
Domaine Coutelier is situated on the 17th Century Devon Vale farm which was split into smaller portions in the 1950’s. Grapes have been grown on this land for decades. Visible to the East are the mountains of Simonsberg, Groot Drakenstein, Jonkershoek, Stellenbosch, Helderberg with the Hottentots-Holland to the South, Paarl Rock and surrounding mountains to the North East, Durbanville Hills and Cape Town Suburbs to the North West.