Winery SpookfonteinThe Marilyn 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.
The The Marilyn Merlot of the Winery Spookfontein is in the top 20 of wines of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley.
Taste structure of the The Marilyn Merlot from the Winery Spookfontein
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the The Marilyn Merlot of Winery Spookfontein in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with The Marilyn Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with The Marilyn Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with The Marilyn Merlot
The The Marilyn Merlot of Winery Spookfontein matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of steak tartare, sauté of lamb with curry or turkey ballotine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Spookfontein's The Marilyn 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 The Marilyn Merlot from Winery Spookfontein are 2005, 2009, 2015, 2011
Informations about the Winery Spookfontein
The Winery Spookfontein is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
The wine region of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley is located in the region of Walker Bay of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Restless River or the Domaine Restless River produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tangerine or butterscotch and sometimes also flavors of beeswax, quince or wax.
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: Trimming
A vineyard operation consisting of pruning the upper part of the branches after lifting, either manually or using a trimming machine attached to a high-clearance tractor.
