Winery Founders Stone - Lions Reach Merlot

Winery Founders StoneLions Reach 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 Lions Reach Merlot of Winery Founders Stone is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Lions Reach Merlot from the Winery Founders Stone

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Lions Reach Merlot of Winery Founders Stone in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Lions Reach Merlot of Winery Founders Stone in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Founders Stone's Lions Reach 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.

Informations about the Winery Founders Stone

The winery offers 14 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.1.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Founders Stone is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 13 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 65000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 4500 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 650000 of red wines
In the top 1500000 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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The word of the wine: VQPRD

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