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The Shannon Mount Bullet Merlot pampers with an intense and complex bouquet of ripe red fruits, dark plums and black cherries as well as with fine earthy and mineral notes. Its well-balanced acidity gives this first-class wine a remarkable freshness with a well integrated and seductive tannin structure. Minimal intervention in the natural vinification process and the use of natural spontaneous fermentation produce an excellent wine of stunning silkiness and elegance!

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Treatment in the cellar The bunches are chilled to 3°C before being sorted on a conveyor and destemmed. Berries are then hand sorted, before cold maceration ensues for three to six days at 8°C. We try to naturally ferment 100% of the different parcels of grapes making up the Mount Bullet. Fermentation temperatures vary between 26 - 30°C. After pressing, the wine is racked and left to complete its malolactic fermentation and maturation in oak barriques. 100% matured in barriques (225L) for approximately 20 months using a blend of three Bordeaux cooperages. The oak used is of a tighter grain and medium toasted. New oak - 25%, 2nd fill - 50% and 3rd fill - 25%
Properties "Shannon Mount Bullet Merlot 2020"
Main grape varietal: Merlot
Wine region: Elgin
bottle closure: cork
bottle size [liter]: 0,75
country of origin: South Africa
ratings: John Platter 4.5 Sterne, Robert Parker 94 Punkte, Tim Atkin 94/100
single varietal / blend: mono varietal
vinification and maturation: Barrique
vintage: 2020
wine style: dry
wine type: Red wine

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Wine Awards:
  • John Platter: 4.5 Sterne / 94 Punkte
  • Tim Atkin 2023: 94 Punkte
  • Robert Parker: 94+ Punkte
Awards of previous vintages:
  • Jahrgang 2019 - John Platter: 4.5 Sterne 
  • Jahrgang 2019 - Tim Atkin 2021: 94 Punkte
Legal drinking age 16
Distributor Curry Premium Wines oHG, D-86938 Schondorf
Grape varietals Merlot
Serving temperature [°C] 16-18 °C
Storable up to (at perfect conditions) 2027
Winemaker James Downes, Stuart Downes
Nutrition allergens enthält Sulfite
Alcohol concentration [Vol%]: 14.42
Residual sugar [g/l] 2.5
pH-value 3.43
Acid content [g/l] 5.3