Merlot

The ideal wine for any tomato-based dishes, steaks, charcuterie and cheese boards.

The Vineyards of Meerendal covers an area of 50ha and consist of the noble varieties of Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinotage, Merlot, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, including our Heritage Block of Pinotage, planted in 1955. Our Wine Cellar dates back to 1943 when 20 original concrete fermenters were built. It has been modernised over the years and now includes stainless steel tanks, French Oak barrels and a state-of-the-art lab for onsite analyses.

Meerendal Estate has a Mediterranean climate in general with warm, dry, summers, but the prevailing South Easter provides cooling winds and the proximity to the Atlantic coast provides cooling mists in the early evenings and mornings. Winters are cold and wet with an annual rainfall on the estate of 580mm.

Aged in Barrel for 11 months in 44% first fill barrels.

Grapes were handpicked at 24,5 °Balling from a yield of 4-8 Ton/Ha. The natural cool climate of Meerendal allows for gradual ripening allowing the grapes to ripen phenologically before sugar ripeness, thus allowing us to maintain a fine, feminine style of Merlot but then use of Bordeaux yeasts allows us to create different portions for structure and texture as well.