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Description
GRAPE: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Petit VerdotCOUNTRY: South Africa
750ML
14.1% ABV
The John X Merriman is a powerful wine that rewards aging. In its youth the wine is worth decanting and expresses cassis, blackcurrant and dark fruits complemented with cigar tobacco and sour cherry notes. As the wine ages and its fine grained tannins soften a softer more savoury palate develops revealing wonderful drinkability and tertiary complexity.
2021 John X is a blend of traditional Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon 63%, Merlot 20%, Malbec 11% and Petit Verdot 6%. As well as being one of the most convincing new world Bordeaux blends, it typifies the Rustenberg terroir.
This wine is named after a former owner of Rustenberg, John Xavier Merriman, who bought the farm in 1892 in sympathy with farmers suffering from the phylloxera crisis. He played a great role in revitalizing Rustenberg and in promoting the tourism and agricultural value of Ida’s Valley, the area close to the town of Stellenbosch in which Rustenberg is situated. The John X Merriman is Rustenberg's Estate wine, a blend of Bordeaux varietals that illustrate the ageability and true expression of Rustenberg's finest vineyards.
Delivery
Great Britain & Northern Ireland - Standard £8.95 |
3-5 working days Standard Delivery |
