Kyburg Premium Merlot
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Soil Type: Oakleaf & Tukulu
Planted: 2000 & 2001
Irrigation: Drip
Viticulturist: Frans Snyman
2011
Method: Hand-picked in 20kg crates
Yield: 8 t/ha
Time: March
2012
Method: Hand-picked in 20kg crates
Yield: 8 t/ha
Time: March
Winemaker: Jacques Fourie
Must treatment: Cold maceration for 4 days
Fermentation: SST Tank
2011
12 months in French oak 20% new, 80% second fill
Bottled: 2012
Release: August 2018
Production: 5’500 bottles
Aging potential: >10 years
2012
12 months in French oak 20% new, 80% second fill
Bottled: 2013
Release: August 2019
Production: 5’500 bottles
Aging potential: >10 years
2011
Alcohol: 14.0%
PH: 3.5
Total acidity: 5.8 g/l
Residual sugar: 2.9 g/l
2012
Alcohol: 14.0%
PH: 3.5
Total acidity: 5.8 g/l
Residual sugar: 2.9 g/l

2008 Merlot: Mondial du Merlot (Switzerland): 84/100 points
2008 Shiraz: 86/100 points from Weinwelt (Germany)
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon: Santam Classic Wine Trophy;
Silver Award – Best 6-20 out of 235 red wine entries
2007 Shiraz: SA Terroir Award –
Top Shiraz of Stellenbosch Wine Region
Soil Type: Oakleaf & Tukulu
Planted: 2000 & 2001
Irrigation: Drip
Viticulturist: Frans Snyman
2010
Method: Hand-picked in 20kg crates
Yield: 8 t/ha
Time: end Feb to early March
2011
Method: Hand-picked in 20kg crates
Yield: 8 t/ha
Time: March
Must treatment: Cold maceration for 4 days
Fermentation: SST Tank
2010
12 months in French oak 20% new, 80% second fill
Bottled: July 2011
Release: end 2013
Production: 15’000 bottles
Aging potential: >10 years
2011
12 months in French oak 20% new, 80% second fill
Bottled: 2012
Release: August 2018
Production: 5’500 bottles
Aging potential: >10 years
2010
Alcohol: 14.0%
PH: 3.4
Total acidity: 5.9 g/l
Residual sugar: 3.4 g/l
2011
Alcohol: 14.0%
PH: 3.5
Total acidity: 5.8 g/l
Residual sugar: 2.9 g/l



2008 Merlot: Mondial du Merlot (Switzerland): 84/100 points
2008 Shiraz: 86/100 points from Weinwelt (Germany)
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon: Santam Classic Wine Trophy;
Silver Award – Best 6-20 out of 235 red wine entries
2007 Shiraz: SA Terroir Award –
Top Shiraz of Stellenbosch Wine Region
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