Winery Doolhof Wine Estate - Signatures Single Vineyard Collection Merlot

Winery Doolhof Wine EstateSignatures Single Vineyard Collection Merlot

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Signatures Single Vineyard Collection Merlot of Winery Doolhof Wine Estate is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
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 Signatures Single Vineyard Collection Merlot from the Winery Doolhof Wine Estate

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Signatures Single Vineyard Collection Merlot of Winery Doolhof Wine Estate in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Signatures Single Vineyard Collection Merlot of Winery Doolhof Wine Estate in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Signatures Single Vineyard Collection Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Signatures Single Vineyard Collection Merlot

Original food and wine pairings with Signatures Single Vineyard Collection Merlot

The Signatures Single Vineyard Collection Merlot of Winery Doolhof Wine Estate matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef lark, eggplant moussaka with lamb or stuffed quails.

Details and technical informations about Winery Doolhof Wine Estate's Signatures Single Vineyard Collection Merlot.

Grape varieties
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

Signatures Single Vineyard Collection Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Signatures Single Vineyard Collection Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Signatures Single Vineyard Collection Merlot from Winery Doolhof Wine Estate are 2017, 2016

Informations about the Winery Doolhof Wine Estate

The winery offers 40 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Doolhof Wine Estate is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 8000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 200 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

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: Olfaction

Perception of odours and aromas by the olfactory bulb. Retroolfaction is the same phenomenon inside the mouth via the retronasal route.

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