{"product_id":"moss-wood-ribbon-vale-merlot-margaret-river-2015","title":"Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot Margaret River 2015","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTASTING NOTES\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe colour is bright, deep brick red.\u003cbr\u003eOn the nose displays powerful black fruits of blackberry and mulberry, backed up by Merlot’s complex notes, with lots of mushroom, tar and earth.\u003cbr\u003eThe palate has immediate impact with intense dark fruit notes of cherry and blackberry filling the front and mid palate.  Underneath is a firm structure of acidity and tannin, but both are in good balance, such that the texture is smooth, with no drying or bitter astringency.  The finish combines classic Merlot style of soft charry oak and bitumous notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePRODUCTION NOTES\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Merlot was on skins for 15 days and Cabernet Franc for 14 days.  After fermentation the Merlot was racked to barrels on 13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e April 2015 and Cabernet Franc on 31\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e March 2015.  All the barrels were 228 litre French oak and the Merlot received 9% new.\u003cbr\u003eIn December 2016 all the batches were racked to stainless steel for blending.  After the Merlot was blended with 9% Cabernet Franc.  The finished wine was returned to barrel.\u003cbr\u003eOn 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e August 2017 the wine was racked to stainless steel in preparation for bottling.  Fining trials were carried out but none improve the wine, so it was then sterile filtered and bottled on 28\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e August 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCELLARING NOTES\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quality of the 2015 vintage has ensured generous youthful fruit flavours that can be enjoyed now but it is a keeper and needs a minimum of 10 years cellaring to begin to show its bottle bouquet.  For those with patience, it will reach full maturity around 2035.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Summergate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47792007151787,"sku":"AS009-15","price":298.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/3023\/7867\/files\/moss-wood-ribbon-vale-merlot.png?v=1789194281","url":"https:\/\/www.regiswine.com.hk\/products\/moss-wood-ribbon-vale-merlot-margaret-river-2015","provider":"Regis Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}