Winery Schalk BurgerWelbedacht 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.
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.
Food and wine pairings with Welbedacht Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Welbedacht Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Welbedacht Merlot
The Welbedacht Merlot of Winery Schalk Burger matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of romazava (madagascar), lamb chops with spanish sauce or sauté of veal with chorizo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Schalk Burger's Welbedacht 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 Welbedacht Merlot from Winery Schalk Burger are 2008, 2016, 2012, 0 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Schalk Burger
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.
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: Alcoholic fermentation
Transformation of sugars into alcohol under the effect of yeast. These yeasts exist in their natural state in the vineyards and in the cellars. Artificial seeding with selected yeasts is however very often practiced.
