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iwc wine agent of the year 2009

2007 Leaping Lizard Cabernet/Merlot

Tasting Note:

Blackberry, fresh plums and anise with hints of French oak. Palate Fresh and juicy Satsuma plum and blackberry fruit characters with a fine, grainy tannin.

What to eat with:

Enjoy with a hearty Irish stew.

Analysis
Alcohol:14%
Acidity:5.9
pH:3.44
Sugar:
  • Vinification
  • Viticulture
  • Medals
Grapes were harvested at night and inoculated for a warm ferment over eight days before gentle pressing for malo-lactic fermentation and then maturation. Merlot is blended into the wine to give more weight on the mid palate and soften the tannins.
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