- Advocate Cab Merlot Vin de Pays d'Oc
- Blend: 70% oaked Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot oaked
- Harvest: Mixture of machine harvesting at night and hand harvest of selected parcels in the early morning. Destemming.
- Yield: 40
- Vinification: Traditional vinification of each variety separately with initial cold maceration followed by alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperature (24c - 27c). Gentle extraction with micro-oxygenation. Racking to barrel for malolactic fermentation. Selection for blend after ageing in barrel.
- Production: 4000 75cl bottles
- %Vol alcohol: 14
- pH: 3.67
- Closure: Diam III cork
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Aromas of black cherries and sweet bell pepper joined by more savoury notes such as smoky bacon and coffee on the palate. Well balanced with excellent length. Our most critically acclaimed blend, having won both 3 stars in the Guide Hachette and the Grande Medaille d'Or at Bruxelles.
Awards:
- Concours Mondial Bruxelles 2004 - Argent
- Coup de Coeur Guide Hachette 2005 - Three stars
- Concours Mondial Bruxelles 2005 - Or
- Grande Medaille d'Or -
- Concours Mondial Bruxelles 2006 - Argent
- Concours Mondial Bruxelles 2008 - Gold
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