Winery Fleur du Cap - Unfiltered Merlot

Winery Fleur du CapUnfiltered Merlot

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Unfiltered Merlot of Winery Fleur du Cap is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch 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 Unfiltered Merlot from the Winery Fleur du Cap

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Unfiltered Merlot of Winery Fleur du Cap in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Unfiltered Merlot of Winery Fleur du Cap 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.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fleur du Cap's Unfiltered Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.45°
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

Unfiltered Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Unfiltered Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Unfiltered Merlot - 2012
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Unfiltered Merlot - 2011
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Unfiltered Merlot - 2010
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Unfiltered Merlot - 2009
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Unfiltered Merlot - 2008
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Unfiltered Merlot from Winery Fleur du Cap are 2014, 2013, 2011, 2009 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Fleur du Cap

The winery offers 37 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This winery is part of the Distell.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Fleur du Cap is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 3000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 3000 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 70000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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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