Winery Silver LeafClassic Reserve 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.
Taste structure of the Classic Reserve Merlot from the Winery Silver Leaf
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Classic Reserve Merlot of Winery Silver Leaf in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Classic Reserve Merlot of Winery Silver Leaf in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Classic Reserve Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Classic Reserve Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Classic Reserve Merlot
The Classic Reserve Merlot of Winery Silver Leaf matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, rack of lamb in a salt crust or chicken and sausage stew with carrots.
Details and technical informations about Winery Silver Leaf's Classic Reserve 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 Classic Reserve Merlot from Winery Silver Leaf are 2017, 2019, 2014, 2018 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Silver Leaf
The Winery Silver Leaf is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 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: Cryo-extraction
This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.
