Winery Mountain Ridge Wines - Merlot

Winery Mountain Ridge Wines Merlot

3.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Merlot of Winery Mountain Ridge Wines is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Merlot from the Winery Mountain Ridge Wines

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Merlot of Winery Mountain Ridge Wines in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

Details and technical informations about Winery Mountain Ridge Wines's Merlot.

Winemaker
Carel Hugo
Grape varieties
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

Merlot - 2008
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.4 1 1 1 0 0

The best vintages of Merlot from Winery Mountain Ridge Wines are 2008

Informations about the Winery Mountain Ridge Wines

The winery offers 17 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape
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The Winery Mountain Ridge Wines is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 20000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 20000 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 400000 of red wines
In the top 750000 wines of the world

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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