Winery Mt. Vernon - Three Peaks Merlot

Winery Mt. VernonThree Peaks Merlot

3.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Three Peaks Merlot of Winery Mt. Vernon is a red wine from the region of Paarl 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 Three Peaks Merlot from the Winery Mt. Vernon

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Three Peaks Merlot of Winery Mt. Vernon in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Three Peaks Merlot of Winery Mt. Vernon in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Mt. Vernon's Three Peaks 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.

Last vintages of this wine

Three Peaks Merlot - 2018
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Three Peaks Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 2.911100
Three Peaks Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 2.8110.500

The best vintages of Three Peaks Merlot from Winery Mt. Vernon are 2018, 2017, 2014

Informations about the Winery Mt. Vernon

The winery offers 14 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Paarl in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Mt. Vernon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Paarl 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 Paarl wines
In the top 400000 of red wines
In the top 800000 wines of the world

The wine region of Paarl

The wine region of Paarl is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vilafonté or the Domaine La Motte Wine Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Paarl are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Paarl often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, prune or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of mocha, cranberry or strawberries.


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: Soft

Sweet wine containing between 30 and 50 grams of residual sugar. A sweet wine is made from very ripe grapes but without being affected by botrytis cinerea and without being raisined. This term can also be applied to a dry wine that is smooth and fat in the mouth.

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