Winery Meerendal Wine EstateEpic

Red wine of Durbanville of Western Cape of South Africa

3.9

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Epic of Winery Meerendal Wine Estate is a red wine from the region of Durbanville of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).

Food and wine pairings with Epic

Pairings that work perfectly with Epic

Beef

Game (deer, venison)

Original food and wine pairings with Epic

The Epic of Winery Meerendal Wine Estate matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades or civet of wild boar.

Details and technical informations about Winery Meerendal Wine Estate's Epic.

Winery

Winery Meerendal Wine Estate

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Epic - 2011

In the top 100 of of Durbanville wines

Average rating: 4.1

The best vintages of Epic from Winery Meerendal Wine Estate are 2011

Informations about the Winery Meerendal Wine Estate

The winery offers 51 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Durbanville in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Meerendal Wine Estate is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 50 wines for sale in the of Durbanville to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 6500 of of South Africa wines

In the top 200 of of Durbanville wines

In the top 150000 of red wines

In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Durbanville

The wine region of Durbanville is located in the region of Cape Town of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vinoneers or the Domaine De Grendel produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Durbanville are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Durbanville often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, black cherries or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of mocha, black fruits or red cherry.

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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