Remhoogte Aspect Merlot 2020 2006 Bottled at 43

Bottled at 43

Palate: The palate is stunningly vivacious in its softness and elegance that is typical of the Banghoek Valley

perhaps spread with lime marmalade

immediately sweet overall with dried fruits

Remhoogte Aspect Merlot 2020 2006 Bottled at 43The Aspect is from a vineyard at the top of the estate and the name refers to the direction the slope faces. Planted on a band of Malmesbury shale that runs through the farm's top 3 vineyards, this shale is the oldest soil type in South Africa and one of the oldest in the world. Due to leaching of the soils over millennia they are not very fertile and limit the vigour of the vines and increase resulting quality of the grapes. The vineyards yield