Delheim Merlot

Deep ruby colour. Dark riper fruits on the bouquet of blackberries, mulberries and fleshy plums with fine oak spice notes. The palate has a rounded mouth-feel and supported by the dark fruit notes cigar box and silky tannins on the vibrant fruity finish.

In 1903 the then owners Messrs van der Byl and the Porters sub-divided the farm latitudinally. In 1938 Hans Otto Hoheisen purchased the 200 ha upper portion and laid the foundations for what would become Delheim. In 1944 a large but fairly basic cellar was constructed. It included a basket press, continuous press, hand pumps and 25 concrete storage tanks. The Delheim Estate is based high up on the Southwestrn slopes of the Simonsberg Mountains. This gives them a challenging but vital environment for producing high quality grapes. There is plenty of wind to cool the grapes and the cool evenings allows the grapes to retain key acidity and flavour compounds. Delheim has one of the longest histories of all the South African wineries and to this day continues to innovate whilst remaining true to their heritage.