Springfield Estate The Work of Time Merlot

Deep ruby ​​red in colour. The bouquet shows intense aromas of black fruits, berries, blackberries and cassis. Hints of vanilla and cedar. The palate shows an array of notes: dark berries, smoke, cedar, iron, tobacco, pepper and liquorice. The flavours on the finish include cherry, berry and tobacco, a lot of concentration and elegance on a long finish.

Set in the heart of the mountain-ringed Robertson Valley in South Africa's Western Cape Province, Springfield Estate is a vibrant, family-run wine farm. It is owned by the Bruwer family, fourth-generation wine farmers and ninth-generation descendants of the Bruères, French Huguenots who came to South Africa from the Loire in 1688 with bundles of vines under their arms. The present owners of Springfield, brother-and-sister team Abrie and Jeanette Bruwer, are just as dynamic and enthusiastic as their ancestors and are prepared to take risks to do what they love best – making wine. The real magic of Springfield lies in the bottles of hand-crafted wine it produces, true gems of tradition, which offer both quality and individuality in keeping with the estate's motto: from the grape to the bottle with care and passion.