Winery BacksbergMerlot - Shiraz

Red wine of Paarl of Western Cape of South Africa

3.6

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Merlot - Shiraz of Winery Backsberg is a red wine from the region of Paarl of Western Cape.
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

Wine and food pairings with Mature and hard cheese

Spicy food

The Merlot - Shiraz of Winery Backsberg matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed beef rolls, thiebou yappe from senegal (rice with lamb) or venison leg marinated in white wine and grand marnier.

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

Winery

Winery Backsberg

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

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

Merlot - Shiraz - 2015

In the top 100 of of Paarl wines

Average rating: 4.2

Merlot - Shiraz - 2013

In the top 100 of of Paarl wines

Average rating: 3.4

Merlot - Shiraz - 2010

In the top 100 of of Paarl wines

Average rating: 3.8

Merlot - Shiraz - 2009

In the top 100 of of Paarl wines

Average rating: 3.7

The best vintages of Merlot - Shiraz from Winery Backsberg are 2015, 2010, 2009, 2013

Informations about the Winery Backsberg

The winery offers 55 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Paarl in the region of Western Cape

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.

In the top 7500 of of South Africa wines

In the top 650 of of Paarl wines

In the top 200000 of red wines

In the top 300000 wines of the world

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.

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