Winery Schalk Burger - Welbedacht Merlot

Winery Schalk BurgerWelbedacht Merlot

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Welbedacht Merlot of Winery Schalk Burger is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.
The Welbedacht Merlot of the Winery Schalk Burger is in the top 80 of wines of Western Cape.

Taste structure of the Welbedacht Merlot from the Winery Schalk Burger

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Welbedacht Merlot of Winery Schalk Burger in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Welbedacht Merlot of Winery Schalk Burger in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Schalk Burger's Welbedacht Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
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

Welbedacht Merlot - 2016
In the top 80 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Welbedacht Merlot - 2013
In the top 80 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Welbedacht Merlot - 2012
In the top 80 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Welbedacht Merlot - 2010
In the top 80 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Welbedacht Merlot - 2009
In the top 80 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Welbedacht Merlot - 2008
In the top 80 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Welbedacht Merlot from Winery Schalk Burger are 2008, 2016, 2012, 2013 and 2010.

Informations about the Winery Schalk Burger

The winery offers 25 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Schalk Burger is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 4000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 85 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 90000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

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: MA

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