Winery AvenhoornReserve Shiraz - Merlot

Red wine of Swartland of Western Cape of South Africa

3.7

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Reserve Shiraz - Merlot of Winery Avenhoorn is a red wine from the region of Swartland of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
The Reserve Shiraz - Merlot of the Winery Avenhoorn is in the top 90 of wines of Swartland.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Microbio

Food and wine pairings with Reserve Shiraz - Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Reserve Shiraz - Merlot

Original food and wine pairings with Reserve Shiraz - Merlot

Mature and hard cheese

Spicy food

The Reserve Shiraz - Merlot of Winery Avenhoorn matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with guinness, rack of lamb with antiboise sauce or alice's rabbit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Avenhoorn's Reserve Shiraz - Merlot.

Winery

Winery Avenhoorn

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

15°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Last vintages of this wine

Reserve Shiraz - Merlot - 2019

In the top 90 of of Swartland wines

Average rating: 3.6

Reserve Shiraz - Merlot - 2018

In the top 90 of of Swartland wines

Average rating: 3.6

Reserve Shiraz - Merlot - 2017

In the top 90 of of Swartland wines

Average rating: 3.8

Reserve Shiraz - Merlot - 2016

In the top 90 of of Swartland wines

Average rating: 3.7

The best vintages of Reserve Shiraz - Merlot from Winery Avenhoorn are 2017, 2016, 2019, 2018

Informations about the Winery Avenhoorn

The winery offers 4 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Avenhoorn is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 2500 of of South Africa wines

In the top 95 of of Swartland wines

In the top 60000 of red wines

In the top 90000 wines of the world

The wine region of Swartland

The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.

The wine region of Western Cape

The Western Cape is home to the vast majority of the South African wine industry, and the country's two most famous wine regions, Stellenbosch and Paarl. The city of Cape Town serves as the epicenter of the Cape Winelands, a mountainous, biologically diverse area in the south-western corner of the African continent. A wide variety of wines are produced here. Wines from the Shiraz and Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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