Winery Fat Barrel - Letsie Anders Merlot

Winery Fat BarrelLetsie Anders Merlot

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Letsie Anders Merlot of Winery Fat Barrel is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Letsie Anders Merlot from the Winery Fat Barrel

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Letsie Anders Merlot of Winery Fat Barrel in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Fat Barrel's Letsie Anders Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
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

Letsie Anders Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Letsie Anders Merlot - 2012
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.211100

The best vintages of Letsie Anders Merlot from Winery Fat Barrel are 2017, 2012

Informations about the Winery Fat Barrel

The winery offers 19 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the Fat Barrel.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Fat Barrel is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 19 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 15000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 15000 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 300000 of red wines
In the top 500000 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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