De Grendel Wines
West Side Merlot 2024
Session 1 | Friday, 02 October from 12:30 - 19:00
About the SessionThe 2026 Cape Winemakers Guild Auction is a Live (in-person) and Online Auction held on Friday, 2 October from 12:30 - 19:00 and Saturday, 03 October from 10:00 - 17:00 at Strauss & Co. Brickfield Canvas, 35 Brickfield Road, Woodstock, Cape Town.
LOT 257
De Grendel Wines
West Side Merlot 2024
About this Item
Wine of Origin: Cape Town
Winemaker: Charles Hopkins
Crafted from the oldest Merlot vineyard on the western slopes of the Tygerberg Hills, where cooling ocean breezes preserve freshness and refine ripening. Produced in limited quantities for the CWG Auction, this maritime-influenced wine combines elegance with precision. Aromas of ripe cherry, graphite and violet lead to a supple yet structured palate, layered with silky tannins, subtle oak, and a lingering finish of fynbos and dark chocolate.
Tasting Notes: Ripe cherry, graphite and violet aromas with cedar spice. Silky tannins, cassis, fynbos and dark chocolate create an elegant, age-worthy wine.
Ready for drinking in 2027.
Bottle Size: 750ml
Case Size: 6 x 750ml
Total Cases Produced: 58
Quantity of Cases for Auction: 30
Alc: 14.58 vol%
RS: 2.8 g/l
TA: 6.2 g/l
pH: 3.49
This wine is packed in a wooden box.
Notes
Friday, 02 October Session
Lot 256: 12 bottles
Lot 257: 12 bottles
Lot 258: 12 bottles
Lot 259: 36 bottles
Saturday, 03 October Session
Lot 552: 12 bottles
Lot 553: 12 bottles
Lot 554: 12 bottles
Lot 555: 36 bottles
Lot 556: 36 bottles