Winery Silver Leaf - Classic Reserve Merlot

Winery Silver LeafClassic Reserve Merlot

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Classic Reserve Merlot of Winery Silver Leaf 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.

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.

Details and technical informations about Winery Silver Leaf's Classic Reserve 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

Classic Reserve Merlot - 2019
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Classic Reserve Merlot - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Classic Reserve Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 411110
Classic Reserve Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Classic Reserve Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Classic Reserve Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Classic Reserve Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 311100

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 offers 2 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
This winery is part of the Clos Malverne.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

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.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 5500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 5500 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 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: Grey (wine)

Wine obtained by vinifying white grapes with coloured skin (black or grey), by direct pressing, without maceration. It is a rosé with very little colour.

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