Winery Durbanville HillsCollector's Reserve The Lighthouse Merlot
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.
The Collector's Reserve The Lighthouse Merlot of the Winery Durbanville Hills is in the top 20 of wines of Cape Town.
Taste structure of the Collector's Reserve The Lighthouse Merlot from the Winery Durbanville Hills
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Collector's Reserve The Lighthouse Merlot of Winery Durbanville Hills in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Collector's Reserve The Lighthouse Merlot of Winery Durbanville Hills 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.
Food and wine pairings with Collector's Reserve The Lighthouse Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Collector's Reserve The Lighthouse Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Collector's Reserve The Lighthouse Merlot
The Collector's Reserve The Lighthouse Merlot of Winery Durbanville Hills matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of provencal stew, lamb mouse with figs and grapes or adapted vietnamese fondue.
Details and technical informations about Winery Durbanville Hills's Collector's Reserve The Lighthouse 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 Collector's Reserve The Lighthouse Merlot from Winery Durbanville Hills are 2016, 2017
Informations about the Winery Durbanville Hills
The Winery Durbanville Hills is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Cape Town to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Cape Town
The wine region of Cape Town is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine De Grendel or the Domaine Durbanville Hills produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cape Town are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cape Town often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruit or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, floral or citrus fruit.
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: Hairy
A sensual and complete wine that leaves a sensation of balance and fullness in the mouth.
