Fontys Pool Merlot
The Merlot at Fonty’s Pool Vineyard is grown on ironstone gravelly loams associated with the native marri and jarrah eucalypts (these soils promote less vigour than the more common karri loams of the region).
It was planted in 1998 with vines spaced at 3.0 x 1.5 metres and spur pruned on a bilateral cordon. The Malbec adds a rich inky colour to the wine and ripens to give rich smooth tanins. American and French Oak were further used to promote the richness of the wine.
The result is a smooth rich wine to enjoy now or improve with a further 2 -3 years.
Fontys Pool Winery
Fonty's Pool is a joint venture project between Cape Mentelle Vineyards and Fonty's Pool Farm, where fruit is sourced from the Fonty's Pool Pemberton vineyards, and vinified under the direction of the experienced wine making team at Cape Mentelle in Margaret River.
Premium sites within the original vineyard have been selected to provide fruit for the project, with the objective of creating wines which emphasise their regional origins.....more on this producer
Summary Details
- Region: Pemberton
- Colour: Rich, inky red
- Nose: Rich mouth filling round plummy fruit
- Palate: Succulent, silky smooth with velvety tannins
- Blend: Merlot 70%, malbec 30%
- Alcohol content: 13.5% vol
- Enclosure: Stelvin
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