Winery BlaauwklippenCultivar Selection Merlot
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.
Taste structure of the Cultivar Selection Merlot from the Winery Blaauwklippen
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cultivar Selection Merlot of Winery Blaauwklippen in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cultivar Selection Merlot of Winery Blaauwklippen in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cultivar Selection Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Cultivar Selection Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Cultivar Selection Merlot
The Cultivar Selection Merlot of Winery Blaauwklippen matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of alsatian bäckeoffe, baked lamb neck on a bed of vegetables and grapes or vitello tonnato.
Details and technical informations about Winery Blaauwklippen's Cultivar Selection Merlot.
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 Cultivar Selection Merlot from Winery Blaauwklippen are 2016, 2008, 2014, 0 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Blaauwklippen
The Winery Blaauwklippen is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 55 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Stellenbosch
The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .
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: Brut nature (or ultra brut)
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