Winery Simonsvlei - Villa Cape Reserve Merlot

Winery SimonsvleiVilla Cape Reserve Merlot

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Villa Cape Reserve Merlot of Winery Simonsvlei is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Villa Cape Reserve Merlot from the Winery Simonsvlei

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Villa Cape Reserve Merlot of Winery Simonsvlei in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Villa Cape Reserve Merlot of Winery Simonsvlei in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Simonsvlei's Villa Cape Reserve Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
12°
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

Villa Cape Reserve Merlot - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Villa Cape Reserve Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 311100
Villa Cape Reserve Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Villa Cape Reserve Merlot - 0
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Villa Cape Reserve Merlot from Winery Simonsvlei are 2015, 2018, 0, 2017

Informations about the Winery Simonsvlei

The winery offers 111 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Simonsvlei is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 84 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 9500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 800 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 400000 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.

The word of the wine: Dry

Champagne with between 17 and 35 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).

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