Winery GapstedValley Selection Cabernet - Merlot
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 Valley Selection Cabernet - Merlot from the Winery Gapsted
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Valley Selection Cabernet - Merlot of Winery Gapsted in the region of Victoria is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Valley Selection Cabernet - Merlot of Winery Gapsted in the region of Victoria often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Valley Selection Cabernet - Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Valley Selection Cabernet - Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Valley Selection Cabernet - Merlot
The Valley Selection Cabernet - Merlot of Winery Gapsted matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef in white wine, ham and cheese macaroni gratin or bitumen leg of lamb.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gapsted's Valley Selection Cabernet - Merlot.
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 Valley Selection Cabernet - Merlot from Winery Gapsted are 2010, 2012, 0, 2015 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Gapsted
The Winery Gapsted is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 87 wines for sale in the of North East Victoria to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of North East Victoria
North East Victoria">Victoria is one of six large wine zones in the Australian state of Victoria. The most famous style of wine to come from North East Victoria are the caramelly, Rich fortified wines from Rutherglen and Glenrowan. Full-bodied, Dry wines made from Shiraz are another specialty of North East Victoria. The zone comprises five regions that have a diverse array of mesoclimates and terroirs.
The wine region of Victoria
Victoria is a relatively small but important Australian wine state. Located in the Southeastern corner of the continent, with a generally cool, ocean-influenced Climate, Victorian wine is remarkably diverse, producing all sorts of wines and styles in different climates. In all, the state covers almost 250,000 square kilometres (over 90,000 square miles) of land (almost the same Size as the US state of Texas), well under a quarter the size of its western neighbour, South Australia, and less than a third the size of New South Wales to the North. As such, Victoria's size - and to some extent, the state's viticultural history - can defy generalization.
The word of the wine: Maderised
Term used to designate oxidized wines in reference to Madeira wines.
