Winery Olive Brook - Private Collection Merlot

Winery Olive BrookPrivate Collection Merlot

3.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Private Collection Merlot of Winery Olive Brook is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
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 Private Collection Merlot from the Winery Olive Brook

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Private Collection Merlot of Winery Olive Brook in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Private Collection Merlot of Winery Olive Brook in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Olive Brook's Private Collection Merlot.

Grape varieties
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

Private Collection Merlot - 2019
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Private Collection Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Private Collection Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 2.8110.500

The best vintages of Private Collection Merlot from Winery Olive Brook are 2017, 2019, 2016

Informations about the Winery Olive Brook

The winery offers 30 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Olive Brook is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 30 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 25000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 25000 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 600000 of red wines
In the top 1500000 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 Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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