Winery Blaauwklippen - Cultivar Selection Merlot

Winery BlaauwklippenCultivar Selection Merlot

3.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Cultivar Selection Merlot of Winery Blaauwklippen is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
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.

Details and technical informations about Winery Blaauwklippen's Cultivar Selection Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
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

Cultivar Selection Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Cultivar Selection Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Cultivar Selection Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.111100
Cultivar Selection Merlot - 2012
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 311100
Cultivar Selection Merlot - 2008
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Cultivar Selection Merlot from Winery Blaauwklippen are 2016, 2008, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Blaauwklippen

The winery offers 58 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

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.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 8500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 2500 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Concentrate

Said of a wine that is rich in all its components (sugars in sweet wines, tannins in red wines, aromatic compounds) and that leaves an impression of density, intensity and depth.

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