Muratie - Muratie Melck's Red, Stellenbosch - 2019 (750ml)

Wine Composition

55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc & 14% Mourvedre

Winemakers Comments

Where most of the wines in the portfolio are special occasion wines, this medium-bodied blend is intended for everyday enjoyment. However, it too is sourced entirely from the estate, and while unpretentious it is well-crafted with its soft tannins, lush black fruit and hints of white pepper and mocha from careful oaking.

Technical Analysis

Alcohol Percentage 

13.78%

TA

5.4 g/l 

pH

3.67

RS

3.2 g/l

Cellar Techniques

The Melck’s Blended Red is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (55%), Merlot (16%), Cabernet Franc (15%) Mourvedre (14%). The grapes were hand harvested and made in a combination of stainless steel tanks and open fermenters and was elegantly oaked for 18 months in second and third fill French oak barrels.

Winemaker

Name - Hattingh de Villiers

Winery

Tucked into the exquisite Knorhoek Valley north of Stellenbosch, Muratie Wine Estate, one of the oldest estates in South Africa, under the stewardship of Rijk Melck and his family, has been at the heart of a lot of passionate debate. This debate is centred largely around the desire to protect a century’s old wine experience that is a magnet for wine lovers around the world.

Muratie's rich history is captured in every nook and cranny. Wherever you are on the estate you cannot help being moved by a sense of the many generations that have lived and worked there. The buildings, the artifacts and even the shrubs and trees exude an aura of the colourful past reaching towards an even more fruitful future. 

Standing in front of the cellar door at Muratie, you will see a small white building, this was the first home that Lourens Campher built for his family. Beside the house is the oak tree his wife, Ansela van de Caab, planted. The strength and beauty of the tree is testament to the steadfast love Lourens had for his Ansela.