Plaisir de Merle’s Cabernet Franc wins SA Terroir award

Making its solo cultivar statement at the 2010 SA Terroir Wine Awards, Plaisir de Merle Cabernet Franc 2008 has been awarded a National Certificate for the Top Cabernet Franc. The wine also received the Paarl District Terroir Award.

For Plaisir de Merle this award is quite fitting, because cellarmaster Niel Bester’s winemaking approach is very site-specific. It is based on an intimate knowledge of the potential of the great fruit that comes from the diverse and distinctive soils, slopes and elevations of the estate’s unique terrain.

Cabernet franc is usually reserved for blends, but Plaisir de Merle has been releasing it in small quantities since 2003, mainly for export.

The winners were singled out as truly portraying the country’s winegrowing areas by five highly esteemed judges in this, the fifth competition since 2006.

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