Winery Darling Cellars - Six Tonner Merlot Reserve

Winery Darling CellarsSix Tonner Merlot Reserve

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Six Tonner Merlot Reserve of Winery Darling Cellars is a red wine from the region of Darling of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.
The Six Tonner Merlot Reserve of the Winery Darling Cellars is in the top 50 of wines of Darling.

Taste structure of the Six Tonner Merlot Reserve from the Winery Darling Cellars

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Six Tonner Merlot Reserve of Winery Darling Cellars in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Six Tonner Merlot Reserve of Winery Darling Cellars in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Darling Cellars's Six Tonner Merlot Reserve.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.62°
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

Six Tonner Merlot Reserve - 2018
In the top 50 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Six Tonner Merlot Reserve - 2017
In the top 50 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Six Tonner Merlot Reserve - 2016
In the top 50 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Six Tonner Merlot Reserve - 2015
In the top 50 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Six Tonner Merlot Reserve - 2014
In the top 50 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Six Tonner Merlot Reserve - 2013
In the top 50 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Six Tonner Merlot Reserve - 2012
In the top 50 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Six Tonner Merlot Reserve from Winery Darling Cellars are 2018, 2011, 2009, 2017 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Darling Cellars

The winery offers 117 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Darling in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Darling Cellars is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 98 wines for sale in the of Darling to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 5500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 55 of of Darling wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Darling

The wine region of Darling is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Groote Post or the Domaine Groote Post produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Darling are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Darling often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, dark fruit or apples and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, dried fruit or mulberry.


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: White Grenache

White grape variety cultivated mainly in Spain and a little in the south of France (southern Rhône valley, Languedoc-Roussillon). It is the white variety of Grenache noir. It is used in the blending of several white wines (dry wines or natural sweet wines) to which it gives richness, fatness and floral notes.

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