Winery Capital - The Backbencher Merlot

Winery CapitalThe Backbencher Merlot

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The The Backbencher Merlot of Winery Capital is a red wine from the region of Canberra District of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the The Backbencher Merlot from the Winery Capital

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Backbencher Merlot of Winery Capital in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the The Backbencher Merlot of Winery Capital in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Capital's The Backbencher Merlot.

Grape varieties
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

The Backbencher Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Canberra District wines
Average rating: 3.411100
The Backbencher Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Canberra District wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of The Backbencher Merlot from Winery Capital are 2014, 2015

Informations about the Winery Capital

The winery offers 10 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Canberra District in the region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

The Winery Capital is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Canberra District to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
In the top 30000 of of Australia wines
In the top 400 of of Canberra District wines
In the top 350000 of red wines
In the top 600000 wines of the world

The wine region of Canberra District

The wine region of Canberra District is located in the region of Southern New South Wales of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Clonakilla or the Domaine Clonakilla produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Canberra District are Riesling, Pinot noir and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Canberra District often reveals types of flavors of cherry, stone or smoke and sometimes also flavors of peach, butter or lime.


The wine region of Nouvelle-Galles du Sud

The NewSouthWales wine appellation is made up of 16 different regions and covers approximately 810,000 square kilometres (312,000 square miles). This is the Size of the state of New South Wales, one of the six that make up the federal Commonwealth of Australia. Although it is one of the smallest Australian states geographically, it has been the most populous since the first European settlements in the 18th century. The South East Australia GI area is the largest in Australia and can include any wine produced in New South Wales as well as Victoria, Tasmania and Parts of South Australia.

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