Foxtrot Merlot 2018 x12

Wine Region

MARGARET RIVER

Drink Until

2021

Varieties

Merlot

Alcohol

14.0%

Foods

Star anise beef fillet, with parsnip and carrot mash.

Oak

Colour

Ruby red

Nose

Mulberry, plums, strawberry and soft coconut and milk chocolate, hint of cool mint.

Palate

Rich forest fruits on the palate, with a background of coconut and chocolate oak, with a soft tannin finish.

Background

Merlot was harvested from a vineyard on Wildwood Road in the northern sub-region of Yallingup, from 20 year old vines, 10 km inland, from a vineyard in Carbunup sub-region. The fruit was crushed to open fermenters, in separate batches. The Merlot, benefited from warm fermentation temperatures (up to 30° C) over 10 days, with a short period, of extended maceration on skins, to allow texture and ripe tannins to develop. French oak was used for maturation over a period of 12 - 15 months, where malolactic fermentation was, also completed. The wine had lightly fined, prior to filtration.