In search of perfection…

Yesterday Danny, our cameraman and Corne caught up with Stuart Botha, the third character in Exploring the Vine, he and his mentor at Eagles Nest, Martin Meinert, being the perfectionists they are, were on a mission to find just the right blend of Stuart’s 2008 merlots.

As it turns out the same grape variety, in this case Merlot, grown on different parts of the farm produces distinctively different wines – it all comes down soil types, weather, sunshine and the attention the grapes receive while growing.

After four days of meticulously testing merlot ratios, Stuart & Martin were pretty pleased with the result: Stuart’s first year as the head winemaker and a merlot he's tremendously proud of - Eagle Nest’s 2008 Merlot Vintage.