Winery RosendalReserve Hilltop Merlot
Red wine
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 Reserve Hilltop Merlot from the Winery Rosendal
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Reserve Hilltop Merlot of Winery Rosendal in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Reserve Hilltop Merlot of Winery Rosendal in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Reserve Hilltop Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Reserve Hilltop Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Reserve Hilltop Merlot
The Reserve Hilltop Merlot of Winery Rosendal matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce, lamb parmentine with eggplant and spices or potjevleesch (meat in a pot).
Details and technical informations about Winery Rosendal's Reserve Hilltop Merlot.
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
The best vintages of Reserve Hilltop Merlot from Winery Rosendal are 2012, 2013, 2011, 0 and 2009.
Informations about the Winery Rosendal
The Winery Rosendal is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 50 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Stellenbosch
The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .
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: Botrytis cinerea
This fungus, also called noble rot, develops during the over-ripening phase and is an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
