Winery Plaisir de MerleCabernet Sauvignon - Franc - Shiraz

Red wine of Paarl of Western Cape of South Africa

3.7

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Cabernet Sauvignon - Franc - Shiraz of Winery Plaisir de Merle is a red wine from the region of Paarl of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Cabernet-Sauvignon.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.

Food and wine pairings with Cabernet Sauvignon - Franc - Shiraz

Pairings that work perfectly with Cabernet Sauvignon - Franc - Shiraz

Original food and wine pairings with Cabernet Sauvignon - Franc - Shiraz

The Cabernet Sauvignon - Franc - Shiraz of Winery Plaisir de Merle matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef with mustard, lamb curry with coconut milk or chicken in red wine.

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

Winery

Winery Plaisir de Merle

Grape varieties

Cabernet franc , Cabernet-Sauvignon

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon - Franc - Shiraz - 2008

In the top 100 of of Paarl wines

Average rating: 3.7

The best vintages of Cabernet Sauvignon - Franc - Shiraz from Winery Plaisir de Merle are 2008

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 20 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 great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Paarl to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 8500 of of South Africa wines

In the top 700 of of Paarl wines

In the top 200000 of red wines

In the top 350000 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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