Winery Spice Route - Flagship Merlot

Winery Spice RouteFlagship Merlot

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Flagship Merlot of Winery Spice Route is a red wine from the region of Swartland 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 Flagship Merlot from the Winery Spice Route

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Flagship Merlot of Winery Spice Route in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Details and technical informations about Winery Spice Route's Flagship Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine 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

Flagship Merlot - 0
In the top 100 of of Swartland wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Flagship Merlot from Winery Spice Route are 0

Informations about the Winery Spice Route

The winery offers 29 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Swartland in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Spice Route is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Swartland to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 15000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 900 of of Swartland wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of Swartland

The wine region of Swartland is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sadie Family or the Domaine Sadie Family produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Swartland are Chenin blanc, Mourvèdre and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Swartland often reveals types of flavors of cherry, marmalade or cantaloupe and sometimes also flavors of chard, poire nashi or red cherry.


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: Free-run wine

The free-run wine is the wine that flows out of the vat by gravity at the time of running off. The marc soaked in wine is then pressed to extract a rich and tannic wine. Free-run wine and press wine are then aged separately and eventually blended by the winemaker in proportions defined according to the type of wine being made.

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