Maurer – Rebel 2020
Maurer – Rebel 2020
Serbia, Fruška Gora
New take on Rebel.
This time Merlot, single vineyard, harvested at 3 different stages, from early to late harvest and aged for 12 months in an old oak barrel.
The colour is deep purple with high intensity.
An exhilarating intense swirl of cassis and red cherries on the first sniff.
Giving it some more time it starts evolving in the glas, or even better in a decanter, revealing ripe juicy plums, dry cranberries, warm spices and fine herbal tones. All this follows one the palate in high balance with addition of dry fig, raisin, fresh bay leaves, cherry pit and well integrated, ripe and smooth tannins.
Overall, an outstanding wine.
Especially interesting about this wine is comparing it with the previous vintage, Rebel 2018, a few posts back on this profile.
There Oszkar was working with Merlot, Kadarka and Mezes Feher (white grape).
We could say that early harvest Merlot is playing the line of Mezes Feher, fresh with brisk acidity.
The second harvest carries aromas so typical for Kadarka – cherry, raspberry and cranberry.
With both wines all the pieces fit together in perfect balance, still maintaining its own pronounced character.
It’s the same band, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones and Paul Simonon play together, but it’s a different song.
tech facts
Rebel 2020 – Merlot, harvested in 3 stages.
First harvest on 30. September. At this time the grapes are still not fully ripe and the sugar – acid proportion is in favour of the acids, resulting in a fresh light wine dominated by aromas of red currant and sour cherry with grainy tannins. Therefore short maceration for only 6 days.
Second harvest on 10. October, the grapes are ripe and raspberry and red cherries are taking over. Maceration 12 days.
The third harvest is done on 24. October, perfectly ripe bunches showing the first signs of overripeness, slightly dehydrated berries with ripe-brown seeds and stems.
Soft, juicy, ripe plums, bay leafs, anise and cloves. Rounded ripe and smooth tannins.
Maceration 20 days.
Ageing for 12 months in old oak barrels and finally blended in a magic potion that will exalt every segment of the array.
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