Winery FootprintThe Long Walk Merlot - Pinotage
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Pinotage 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 The Long Walk Merlot - Pinotage from the Winery Footprint
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the The Long Walk Merlot - Pinotage of Winery Footprint 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 The Long Walk Merlot - Pinotage of Winery Footprint in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, plum or leather.
Food and wine pairings with The Long Walk Merlot - Pinotage
Pairings that work perfectly with The Long Walk Merlot - Pinotage
Original food and wine pairings with The Long Walk Merlot - Pinotage
The The Long Walk Merlot - Pinotage of Winery Footprint matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, adapted vietnamese fondue or thai rice, asian style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Footprint's The Long Walk Merlot - Pinotage.
Discover the grape variety: Pinotage
An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of The Long Walk Merlot - Pinotage from Winery Footprint are 2014, 2017, 2016, 2019 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery Footprint
The Winery Footprint is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 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.
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The word of the wine: Size
Cutting of shoots to regulate and balance the growth of the vine in order to control productivity.
