Winery Plaisir de Merle - 20th Anniversary Blend

Winery Plaisir de Merle20th Anniversary Blend

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The 20th Anniversary Blend of Winery Plaisir de Merle is a red wine from the region of Paarl of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with

Details and technical informations about Winery Plaisir de Merle's 20th Anniversary Blend.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Morescono

Most certainly Italian, genetic analysis has confirmed that it is the variety known as nieddu mannu. It can be found in Corsica and Italy (Sardinia). It is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vat Varieties list A1. However, it should not be confused with morescola, also grown in Corsica, which is none other than aubun and muristellu, one of the synonyms of morrastel.

Last vintages of this wine

20th Anniversary Blend - 2013
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
20th Anniversary Blend - 0
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of 20th Anniversary Blend from Winery Plaisir de Merle are 0, 2013

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.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 5500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 450 of of Paarl wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 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.

The word of the wine: Animal

Generic smell of aromatic families reminiscent of fur, game, musk, civet, amber and sometimes unpleasant smells of wet hair. The old books on tasting give as an example of animal aroma the belly of hare.

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