Winery FairhillsMerlot - Cabernet Sauvignon
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Fairhills
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Fairhills in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Fairhills in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak.
Food and wine pairings with Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon
The Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Fairhills matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef pot au feu (grandma's style), leg of lamb with baked potatoes or rabbit with mustard in a casserole.
Details and technical informations about Winery Fairhills's Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery Fairhills are 2014, 0, 2013, 2012
Informations about the Winery Fairhills
The Winery Fairhills is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Tries (harvest by)
Harvesting in several successive passages to harvest at their optimal concentration the grapes affected by noble rot. They allow the production of great sweet wines.
