Winery BolandFlutterby Merlot
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.
Taste structure of the Flutterby Merlot from the Winery Boland
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Flutterby Merlot of Winery Boland in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Flutterby Merlot of Winery Boland in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Flutterby Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Flutterby Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Flutterby Merlot
The Flutterby Merlot of Winery Boland matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of shoulder of suckling lamb confit with herbs, lamb in a crown with spring vegetables or paupiettes in a casserole with cream.
Details and technical informations about Winery Boland's Flutterby 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 Flutterby Merlot from Winery Boland are 2014, 2018, 2012, 0 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Boland
The Winery Boland is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 55 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: Bitter
Normal for certain young red wines rich in tannin, bitterness is in other cases a defect due to a bacterial disease.
