Hartenberg Merlot 2017 Parker's Heritage The whisky was then filled

The whisky was then filled back into bourbon barrels for a further six years and finished in ruby port casks for 6 months before release in 2020

and Japanese Mizunara oak casks

The typical Springbank characteristics hold their own against the heavy PX influence in an apparent oiliness and damp

Ron Gault and Moss Ngoasheng and the wine is vinified at Rupert & Rothschild by winemaker Schalk-Willem Joubert

Hartenberg Merlot 2017 Parker's Heritage The whisky was then filledThe vineyards for the Hartenberg Merlot 2017 were given a green harvest at vraison (when the grapes are ripening and change colour from green to black, bunches that still have green grapes are pruned and dropped) to ensure evenly ripe fruit. Picking was decided by tasting, thereby ensuring optimal ripeness. All grapes were hand picked and sorted in the vineyard, de stemmed and lightly crushed. The grapes were cold soaked and then inoculated with