John X Merriman is a powerful wine that rewards aging. In its youth the wine is worth decanting and expresses cassis, blackcurrant and dark fruits complemented with cigar tobacco and sour cherry notes. As the wine ages and its fine-grained tannins soften, a softer more savoury palate develops revealing wonderful drinkability and tertiary complexity

Product Notes

Rustenberg John X Merriman is a Bordeaux-style red blend produced by Rustenberg Wines, one of the oldest and most reputable wine estates in South Africa's Stellenbosch region. The blend comprises primarily Cabernet Sauvignon, with Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Rustenberg John X Merriman features a deep, dark ruby color, and a complex bouquet of black cherries, cassis, smoked meat and oak. On the palate, it is full-bodied with firm tannins and a long, smooth finish complemented by notes of spices such as cinnamon and cloves. It ages well and can be enjoyed with hearty meat dishes or aged cheeses. The wine is named after John Xavier Merriman, a prominent lawyer, politician and farmer who once owned the Rustenberg estate.

About the Winery

The history of Rustenberg dates back to 1682. At that time, Roelof Pasman of Meurs recognised the potential of grapevine cultivation and wine production the place held. By 1781, he saw to it that about 3000 wine cases got created at the farm. The rate doubled as the century progressed towards its end. It compelled the winery to build a cellar. The produced wines have been bottled here for a continuous period ever since 1892.

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