The Mercia Collection

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Our flagship range pays homage to legendary viticulturist and mountaineer Nicolaas Roos and his wife Mercia, a lady renowned for her adventurous spirit and sense of style. The Mercia Collection represents the finest, most elegant wines from Mooiplaas.

Tabakland

Tasting Notes The Tabakland shows layers of cassis, dark fruit, hints of leather, tobacco and spice. Well structured, fine velvet tannins and lingering after taste. Has potential to age for up to 10 years.

Cultivar 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Food Pairing Suggestions Pair with Roast or flame grilled lamb seasoned with rosemary/garlic. Roast beef, tomato and onion based meat stews.

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Rosalind

Tasting Notes The Rosalind is an elegant, well crafted wine that can be matured for 12-20 years. Intense dark ruby colour with cherries, plums and fynbos on the nose.

Cultivar 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Cabernet Franc, 12% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot

Food Pairing Suggestions Pair with rich beef, lamb, venison stew. Grilled leg of lamb, stuffed with wild garlic and rosemary.

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Watershed Pinot Noir

Tasting Notes The Watershed is made in the classical cold climate style, driven by intense fruit of red berries with perfectly integrated acidity and a good structure. The wine should evolve well over time, with ample structure and concentration to age for 8 to 10 years.

Cultivar 100% Pinot Noir

Food Pairing Suggestions Salmon, tuna, roasted duck and pulled pork.

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Houmoed

Tasting Notes The Houmoed Chenin Blanc shows bee’s wax/dried peach on the nose, along with almonds & marzipan from the barrels, good weight on the palate with some minerality and a long finish. Fruit and oak well balanced, a big wine with the typical mouth feel of ripe Chenin.

Cultivar 100% Chenin Blanc

Food Pairing Suggestions Pair with seafood bisque, roasted line fish, grilled lobster, roast and grilled poultry.

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Laatlam

Tasting Notes This is the first noble late harvest wine to be bottled on Mooiplaas. Nose shows the typical botrytis character, dried apricot & prune, great concentration and sweetness, backed by good acidity. The extended barrel ageing time adds to the complexity of the wine.

Cultivar 100% Sauvignon Blanc

Food Pairing Suggestions Delicious with a strong blue cheese!

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Duel

Tasting Notes The Duel MCC (NV) leans more towards the Pinot Noir character showing cherries, almond and honey comb, dried peach and apricot on the nose. Palate is full and rounded, fine creamy mousse.

Cultivar 73% Chardonnay 27% Pinot Noir

Food Pairing Suggestions Pair with Charcuterie, oysters & seafood, roast poultry, grilled pork dishes.

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The Classic Range

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When it comes to winemaking, our cellar master, Louis Roos, is a true purist. He uses a range of classic and traditional winemaking processes to produce the Mooiplaas wines, such as wild yeast, natural fermentation, light filtration and maturation in small oak barrels.

“To produce premium wines you have to follow the ‘classic’ approach,” says Louis.

“Use the best grapes from the best vineyards with minimal interference during the winemaking process. That will give you wines that are distinctive and expressive of place and vintage.”

We believe that wine should be authentic, elegant, well balanced and structured while showing its vibrance and fullness of flavour. It must add joy to life!

Sauvignon Blanc

Tasting Notes  Strawlike colour with hints of tropical fruit, melon and gooseberry, with underlying tones of pineapple and passion fruit. The wine has a good weight and balance on the palate, layered with minerality. The skillful management of extended lees contact is evident in the freshness and mouthfeel that this wine portrays.

Cultivar 100% Sauvignon Blanc

Food Pairing Suggestions Pair with tomato or goats cheese salads, roast fish and poultry, light pasta dishes.

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Chenin Blanc

Tasting Notes The Chenin Blanc Bush Vines shows our characteristic wild honey, peaches and apricot flavours. A well made complex wine with a balanced palate, good structure and long lingering finish.

Cultivar 100% Chenin Blanc

Food Pairing Suggestions Pair with fresh tomato soup, seafood bisque, grilled fish/seafood dishes, vegetarian pizza and pasta dishes, salads, roast or grilled chicken.

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Chardonnay

Tasting Notes Lovely pale straw colour. Nose distinctly fresh with hints of peach and lime with a gentle oak influence. The palate has a good weight with some minerality and a long finish. Excellent balance between fruit and oak flavours.

Cultivar 100% Chardonnay

Food Pairing Suggestions Pair with pork, tuna, roast chicken and vegetarian dishes.

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Pinotage

Tasting Notes The nose reveals the characteristic sweet red cherries, Christmas with floral hints. Well rounded medium bodied wine with velvet-like tannins, good balanced and integrated fruit.

Cultivar 100% Pinotage

Food Pairing Suggestions Pair with roast chicken, Cape Malay spiced dishes, roast pork, roast lamb, pizza & pasta dishes. Pinotage also works particularly well with flame grilled meats.

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Merlot / Cabernet Franc

Tasting Notes A blend of two iconic Bordeaux varieties. Merlot brings fruit and elegance whilst the Cabernet Franc adds perfume, spice and structure. This is a medium-bodied wine with aromas of blackcurrants, mulberries and a
hint of fynbos on the nose. Soft, rounded tannins, well-balanced with a lingering finish.

Cultivar 59% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Franc

Food Pairing Suggestions A great companion for grilled beef, venison and tomato based vegetarian dishes.

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Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasting Notes A sophisticated wine revealing complex layers of cassis, dark fruit, hints of leather, tobacco and spice. Well structured, fine velvet tannins and lingering aftertaste.

Cultivar 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Food Pairing Suggestions Pair with rich beef, lamb, venison stew. Grilled leg of lamb stuffed with wild garlic and rosemary.

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