2000 Yering Farm Cabernet Merlot

Tasting Note:
Our Cabernet Merlot is classically cool climate berry, spice and chocolate with soft tannins. The smoothness of the Merlot creates a wine that is very drinkable and will develop further with age.

Viticulture:
The 2000 wintage produced excellent quality, ripened on Scott Henry trellising and aided by a long dry summer. Selected parcels of fruit were handpicked throughout April.

Winemaking:
Open fermented in small parcels with regular plunging of the grape skin cap to extract a rich colour during fermentation. Matured for 18 months in French oak bariques before final blending.

Winemaker: Alan Johns
Alcohol: 12.5%
pH: 3.6
Acidity: 6.5 g/l

Bronze Medal 2002 Victorian Wine Show
3 ½ Stars Winestate September/October 2002
3 Stars Winestate September/October 2003
87 out of 100 James Halliday's 2004 Wine Companion

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