Winery Spier - Signature Merlot

Winery SpierSignature Merlot

3.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Signature Merlot of Winery Spier is a red wine from the region of Western Cape.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Signature Merlot from the Winery Spier

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Signature Merlot of Winery Spier in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, chocolate

Wine with spices taste

mint, pepper

Wine with earth taste

smoke, earthy

On the nose the Signature Merlot of Winery Spier in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black currant or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Spier's Signature Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.3°
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

Signature Merlot - 2019
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Signature Merlot - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Signature Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Signature Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Signature Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Signature Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Signature Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Signature Merlot from Winery Spier are 2009, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Spier

The winery offers 204 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 70 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Spier is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 103 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 4500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 1500 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 100000 of red wines
In the top 200000 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: New

Said of a wine from the last harvest, and more particularly of an early wine.

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