Winery Sainsbury'sWinemaker's Sélection Merlot

Red wine of Western Cape of South Africa

3.1

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Winemaker's Sélection Merlot of Winery Sainsbury's is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Food and wine pairings with Winemaker's Sélection Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Winemaker's Sélection Merlot

Original food and wine pairings with Winemaker's Sélection Merlot

The Winemaker's Sélection Merlot of Winery Sainsbury's matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of autumn beef bourguignon, grilled leg of lamb marinated in aromatic oil or roast veal with milk and rosemary.

Details and technical informations about Winery Sainsbury's's Winemaker's Sélection Merlot.

Winery

Winery Sainsbury's

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Western Cape

Country

South Africa

Style of wine

Red

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

Winemaker's Sélection Merlot - 2015

In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines

Average rating: 2.8

Winemaker's Sélection Merlot - 2014

In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines

Average rating: 3.1

Winemaker's Sélection Merlot - 0

In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines

Average rating: 3

The best vintages of Winemaker's Sélection Merlot from Winery Sainsbury's are 2014, 0, 2015

Informations about the Winery Sainsbury's

The winery offers 402 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.

It is in the top 9999 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Sainsbury's is one of wineries to follow in Western Cape.. It offers 272 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

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.