Shannon Mount Bullet Merlot 2021
- Shannon Vineyards
- Red wine - dry
- South Africa - Elgin
- Merlot
Wine Awards:
- John Platter: 4.5 stars / 91 points
- Tim Atkin 2024: 91 points
- Winemagazine South Africa 2025: 95 points
Experience the Shannon Mount Bullet Merlot 2021, offering lush berry flavors, velvety tannins, and a refined structure that's a true expression of its terroir.
€45.00*
Content:
0.75 Litre
(€60.00* / 1 Litre)
Available, delivery time: 1-3 days
Article-Nr.:
401084-21
EAN:
6009800875058
Information about "Shannon Mount Bullet Merlot 2021"
The Shannon Mount Bullet Merlot captivates with a rich and complex bouquet of ripe red fruits, dark plums, and black cherries, harmoniously intertwined with subtle earthy and mineral undertones. Its well-balanced acidity bestows a remarkable freshness to this exceptional wine, complemented by a beautifully integrated and seductive tannin structure. Minimal intervention during the natural vinification process, along with spontaneous fermentation, results in a wine of stunning silkiness and elegance.
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 2021"
| 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, Tim Atkin 91/100, Winemag 95/100 |
| single varietal / blend: | mono varietal |
| vinification and maturation: | Barrique |
| vintage: | 2021 |
| wine style: | dry |
| wine type: | Red wine |
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Wine Awards:
- John Platter: 4.5 stars / 91 points
- Tim Atkin 2024: 91 points
- Winemagazine South Africa 2025: 95 points
- 2020 vintage – John Platter: 4.5 stars
- 2020 vintage – Tim Atkin 2023: 94 points
- 2020 vintage – Robert Parker: 94+ points
| 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 |
| Ingredients | Trauben, Konservierungsstoff (Sulfite) |
|---|---|
| Calories | 85 kcal / 353 kj |
| Carbs | 1.4 |
| Sugar | < 0.5 |
| Fat | < 0.5 |
| saturated Fat | < 0.1 |
| Salt | < 0.01 |
| Nutrition allergens | Enthält Sulfite |
| Alcohol concentration [Vol%]: | 14 |
|---|---|
| Residual sugar [g/l] | 2.7 |
| pH-value | 3.29 |
| Acid content [g/l] | 5 |