Plaisir de Merle Grand Plaisir

Notes - Plaisir de Merle is an historic farm located near Franschhoek. It dates back to 1687 when French Huguenot Charles Marais was granted land by Governor Simon van der Stel. He named the farm Le Plessis Marly after the small village from which he had come in France. Today Plaisir de Merle is one of the Cape's largest farms and is renowned for its exclusive range of top quality wines. It has an historic manor house and state-of-the-art cellar, which has been in use since 1993. Few Cape wine farms can boast a winemaker that has been around since the beginning and this is Plaisir de Merle's trump card. Niel Bester was there when the cellar opened its doors in 1993 and has put the grapes through their paces vintage after vintage with increasing experience and passion. Brilliant red in colour. On the nose there are aromatic red berries and spicy blackcurrant tones, with cedar and vanilla oak aromas. It is rich in taste with chocolate and blackcurrant and a variety of red berry flavours. The tannins are ripe and accessible, but will provide structure for extended ageing in the bottle. The winemaker suggests serving it with red meat dishes. The blend is - Cabernet Sauvignon (50%), Merlot (24%), Shiraz (10%), Petit Verdot (10%) and Malbec (6%).
 
     

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