Winery MerwidaBarbera
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or mild and soft cheese.
The Barbera of the Winery Merwida is in the top 30 of wines of Breede River Valley.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Barbera of Winery Merwida in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Barbera
Pairings that work perfectly with Barbera
Original food and wine pairings with Barbera
The Barbera of Winery Merwida matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or poultry such as recipes of pork cheeks confit in cider, simple chicken curry or ham and cheese cake.
Details and technical informations about Winery Merwida's Barbera.
Discover the grape variety: Barras
It most certainly originates from the Tarn region, a variety that has completely disappeared from the vineyard and is therefore on the way out. It was very difficult to find documentation concerning it, especially since there is a slight confusion with malpé. D.N.A. analyses processed by a specific software (U.M.R.-A.G.A.P. Montpellier) indicate that malpé is the result of a cross between cahours and fer.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Barbera from Winery Merwida are 2011, 2016, 2018, 2015 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Merwida
The Winery Merwida is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Breede River Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Breede River Valley
The wine region of Breede River Valley is located in the region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alvi's Drift or the Domaine Alvi's Drift produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Breede River Valley are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Breede River Valley often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tropical or stone fruit and sometimes also flavors of caramel, white peach or pear.
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.
The word of the wine: Astringency
Chemical stimulation that tightens the mucous membranes of the mouth and causes a sensation of harshness, which is characteristic of the presence of tannins. With time, the tannins lose their harshness and become softer.
