Winery Schalk BurgerMeerkat Burrow Blend
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Meerkat Burrow Blend of Winery Schalk Burger in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Schalk Burger's Meerkat Burrow Blend.
Discover the grape variety: Cariñera
Aromatic and structured whites with a pale golden colour, an ample palate, and signature aromas of white flowers, white-fleshed fruits (pear, apple) and fresh Mediterranean notes. Also used in sparkling bases (Cava). Grown in small quantities in Catalonia and Spanish Roussillon, often blended in Cava DO and Penedès whites. White-berried mutation of Cariñena (Carignan), a historic Spanish Mediterranean variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Meerkat Burrow Blend from Winery Schalk Burger are 2015, 2013, 2016, 2018 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Schalk Burger
The Winery Schalk Burger is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Western Cape
Cradle of South African wine. Signature Chenin Blanc (Steen, 20%) in ample, fresh whites with notes of quince, yellow apple, honey and acacia flower, from crisp dry to sweet. Sharp, iodised Sauvignon Blanc (Walker Bay, Constantia), balanced Chardonnay. Reds: emblematic Pinotage with roasted aromas (coffee, plum, smoke), firm Cabernet Sauvignon, spicy Syrah.
The word of the wine: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
