Pat's Garden Reserve 2019

Pat’s Garden Merlot has always been a blend of predominantly Merlot with the addition of about 8%-12% Cabernet Franc. This ‘blend’ conveniently fell within the legal framework for a wine labelled as a single varietal wine ... ‘all wine may be blended up to a maximum of 15%’. We thought, why is the magic number 15%? So, we set about doing some exploration using 4 of the traditional Bordeaux grapes: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Sauvignon...The result? We present the new Pat’s Garden Reserve! A Bordeaux-inspired blend, offering the best of the 5 noble varieties.

Region: Stellenbosch Yield: Approximately 8 tons per hectare

Hand harvested in individual parcels and selected for quality to get the ripest possible, balanced wine from our very finest soils, influenced by the cool S/E wind during the ripening season.

The wine was matured in selected French oak barrels for 12 months.