Winery Life Live Merlot
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 Live Merlot from the Winery Life
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In the mouth the Live Merlot of Winery Life in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Live Merlot of Winery Life in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Live Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Live Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Live Merlot
The Live Merlot of Winery Life matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef marengo "my mom" style, merguez with lentils or provencal veal tendrons.
Details and technical informations about Winery Life's Live Merlot.
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
The best vintages of Live Merlot from Winery Life are 2014, 2015, 2017, 2013 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Life
The Winery Life is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 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 Grape/Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.
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Said of a wine that is not clear due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.