Winery Plaisir de Merle - Cabernet Sauvignon

Winery Plaisir de Merle Cabernet Sauvignon

3.8
Note - 1 Note - 1 Note - 1 Note - 0.5 Note - 0
(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Plaisir de Merle is a red wine from the region of Paarl of Western Cape.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Cabernet Sauvignon.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Cabernet Sauvignon of the Winery Plaisir de Merle is in the top 80 of wines of Paarl.

Taste structure of the Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Plaisir de Merle

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Plaisir de Merle in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, oak

Wine with spices taste

pepper, mint

Wine with earth taste

leather, pencil shavings

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

On the nose the Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Plaisir de Merle in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or mint and sometimes also flavors of prune, cinnamon or cheese.

Details and technical informations about Winery Plaisir de Merle's Cabernet Sauvignon.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon - 2016
In the top 80 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 4.1 1 1 1 1 0
Cabernet Sauvignon - 2015
In the top 80 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 4 1 1 1 1 0
Cabernet Sauvignon - 2014
In the top 80 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.9 1 1 1 1 0
Cabernet Sauvignon - 2013
In the top 80 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0
Cabernet Sauvignon - 2012
In the top 80 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0
Cabernet Sauvignon - 2011
In the top 80 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0
Cabernet Sauvignon - 2010
In the top 80 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery Plaisir de Merle are 1995, 2016, 1998, 2000 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Plaisir de Merle

The winery offers 23 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This winery is part of the Distell.
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 Plaisir de Merle is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Paarl to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 1500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 90 of of Paarl wines
In the top 35000 of red wines
In the top 50000 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 Grape/Pinotage">Pinotage grape varieties can be fresh and juicy or Full-bodied and gutsy.

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The word of the wine: Overmaturation

When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.

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