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 beef marengo "my mom" style, moroccan style leg of lamb or veal curry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Durbanville Hills's Collector's Reserve The Lighthouse Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Collector's Reserve The Lighthouse Merlot from Winery Durbanville Hills are 2016, 2017, 0
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
South African WO district created 2017 (Western Cape, merging Constantia, Durbanville, Hout Bay and Philadelphia): Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc white-king signatures — fresh, mineral profile with citrus, tropical fruit and herbaceous touch, chiselled acidity from Atlantic influence. Historic sweet Vin de Constance, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon red kings. ~30 wineries including Groot Constantia, Klein Constantia, Durbanville Hills.
The wine region of Western Cape
Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.
The word of the wine: Young
A very relative term that can designate a wine of the year that is already at its optimum, as well as a wine that has passed its first year but has not yet developed all its qualities.
