Raka Barrel Select Merlot 2020

This juicy, well structured Merlot has ripe black fruit and a hint of mint and eucalyptus on the nose with spicy oak notes and plums on the palate.

100% Merlot

All grapes were hand picked and sorted in the vineyards.

A second berry sorting was done in the cellar, before a pure yeast culture was inocculated. The juice was pumped over the skins 3-5 times per day and manual punch downs done for 5 days. Once fermentation was complete, the wine was drained off the primary lees and transferred to a resting tank. Malolactic fermentation and a brief settling period preceded the wine’s transfer to a combination of 225 litre barrels of French oak types. (25% New)