Winery De Bortoli - DB Family Selection Merlot

Winery De BortoliDB Family Selection Merlot

3.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The DB Family Selection Merlot of Winery De Bortoli is a red wine from the region of Australie du Sud-Est.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the DB Family Selection Merlot from the Winery De Bortoli

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the DB Family Selection Merlot of Winery De Bortoli in the region of Australie du Sud-Est is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

vanilla

On the nose the DB Family Selection Merlot of Winery De Bortoli in the region of Australie du Sud-Est often reveals types of flavors of cherry, vanilla or non oak and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery De Bortoli's DB Family Selection Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.5°
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

DB Family Selection Merlot - 2018
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud-Est wines
Average rating: 3.311100
DB Family Selection Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud-Est wines
Average rating: 3.211100
DB Family Selection Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud-Est wines
Average rating: 3.411100
DB Family Selection Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud-Est wines
Average rating: 3.311100
DB Family Selection Merlot - 2012
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud-Est wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of DB Family Selection Merlot from Winery De Bortoli are 2016, 2018, 2015, 2012 and 2017.

Informations about the Winery De Bortoli

The winery offers 478 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the De Bortoli Wines.
It is in the top 200 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Australie du Sud-Est

The Winery De Bortoli is one of wineries to follow in Australie du Sud-Est.. It offers 462 wines for sale in the of Australie du Sud-Est to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud-Est
In the top 20000 of of Australia wines
In the top 3000 of of Australie du Sud-Est wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of Australie du Sud-Est

South East Australia is a geographical indication (GI) covering the entire south-eastern third of Australia. The western boundary of this area extends 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) across the Australian continent from the Pacific coast of Queensland to the Southern Ocean coast of South Australia. This vast wine 'super zone' effectively encompasses all the major Australian wine regions outside Western Australia. Rainforest, mountain ranges, scrubland, desert and Dry riverbeds occupy the majority of the land in the South East Australian area.

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The word of the wine: Melchior

Bottle with a capacity of 18 litres.

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