Winery Glen Carlou - The Glen Carlou Collection Merlot

Winery Glen CarlouThe Glen Carlou Collection Merlot

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The The Glen Carlou Collection Merlot of Winery Glen Carlou is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the The Glen Carlou Collection Merlot from the Winery Glen Carlou

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Glen Carlou Collection Merlot of Winery Glen Carlou in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Glen Carlou's The Glen Carlou Collection Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
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 Glen Carlou

The winery offers 70 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the The Hess Collection.
It is in the top 50 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Glen Carlou is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 67 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch 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 950 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 450000 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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The word of the wine: Open

Said of a wine with a full and expressive nose, generally at its peak.

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