Winery Durbanville Hills - Luipaardsberg Merlot

Winery Durbanville HillsLuipaardsberg 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 Luipaardsberg Merlot of Winery Durbanville Hills is a red wine from the region of Durbanville of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.
The Luipaardsberg Merlot of the Winery Durbanville Hills is in the top 90 of wines of Durbanville.

Taste structure of the Luipaardsberg Merlot from the Winery Durbanville Hills

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Luipaardsberg Merlot of Winery Durbanville Hills in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Luipaardsberg Merlot of Winery Durbanville Hills in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Durbanville Hills's Luipaardsberg Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
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

Luipaardsberg Merlot - 2011
In the top 90 of of Durbanville wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Luipaardsberg Merlot from Winery Durbanville Hills are 2011

Informations about the Winery Durbanville Hills

The winery offers 45 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the Distell.
It is in the top 35 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Durbanville in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Durbanville Hills is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in the of Durbanville to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 6500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 100 of of Durbanville wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Durbanville

The wine region of Durbanville is located in the region of Cape Town of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vinoneers or the Domaine De Grendel produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Durbanville are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Durbanville often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, black cherries or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of mocha, black fruits or red cherry.


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: Unbalanced

Said of a wine whose different elements are not perceived in a harmonious and pleasant way. This is not necessarily a defect, it can be a wine that is too young and not yet blended.

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