Winery BacksbergMerlot - Shiraz
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Food and wine pairings with Merlot - Shiraz
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot - Shiraz
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot - Shiraz
The Merlot - Shiraz of Winery Backsberg matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of savoyard matafans, lamb chops marinated with herbs or duck aiguillettes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Backsberg's Merlot - Shiraz.
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
The best vintages of Merlot - Shiraz from Winery Backsberg are 2015, 2010, 2009, 0 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Backsberg
The Winery Backsberg is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 52 wines for sale in the of Paarl to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Paarl
The wine region of Paarl is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vilafonté or the Domaine La Motte Wine Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Paarl are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Paarl often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, prune or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of mocha, cranberry or strawberries.
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.
The word of the wine: Paste
Characteristic of a thick and heavy wine with sticky tannins.
