Winery Rust En Vrede - Estate Vineyards Merlot

Winery Rust En VredeEstate Vineyards Merlot

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Estate Vineyards Merlot of Winery Rust En Vrede is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Estate Vineyards Merlot from the Winery Rust En Vrede

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Estate Vineyards Merlot of Winery Rust En Vrede in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

tobacco, oak

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with spices taste

mint, pepper

Wine with floral taste

potpourri, violet

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

On the nose the Estate Vineyards Merlot of Winery Rust En Vrede in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of dark fruit, cedar or savory.

Details and technical informations about Winery Rust En Vrede's Estate Vineyards Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
15.11°
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

Estate Vineyards Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Estate Vineyards Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 411110
Estate Vineyards Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 411110
Estate Vineyards Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Estate Vineyards Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Estate Vineyards Merlot - 2012
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Estate Vineyards Merlot - 2011
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Estate Vineyards Merlot from Winery Rust En Vrede are 2003, 2016, 2015, 2010 and 2006.

Informations about the Winery Rust En Vrede

The winery offers 15 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Rust En Vrede is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 1000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 400 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 25000 of red wines
In the top 35000 wines of the world

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.

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The word of the wine: Shipping (liquor)

In champagne and wines made according to the traditional method, wine is added before corking to fill the void in the bottle created by disgorging. This added wine is often sweetened by sugar incorporated in variable proportions according to the style of wine sought (see dosage). Syn.: liqueur de dosage.

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