Winery Plaisir de Merle - Merlot High Gables

Winery Plaisir de Merle Merlot High Gables

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 High Gables of Winery Plaisir de Merle is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Merlot High Gables from the Winery Plaisir de Merle

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Merlot High Gables of Winery Plaisir de Merle in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Details and technical informations about Winery Plaisir de Merle's Merlot High Gables.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
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 High Gables - 2012
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.5 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of Merlot High Gables from Winery Plaisir de Merle are 2012

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 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Plaisir de Merle is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 22 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 2000 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 450000 of red wines
In the top 900000 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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The word of the wine: Glycerol

Alcohol very present in wine (after ethyl alcohol) and which reinforces its unctuousness and fatty sensation.

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