Winery Stellenryck - Barrel  Collection Merlot

Winery StellenryckBarrel Collection Merlot

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Barrel Collection Merlot of Winery Stellenryck is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Barrel Collection Merlot from the Winery Stellenryck

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Barrel Collection Merlot of Winery Stellenryck in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Stellenryck's Barrel Collection Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Brayades

Most certainly from the Rhone Valley, it was practically only found in the Ardèche. Today, it has almost disappeared and the photographs below may be the last ones as the strain we found has since been pulled out. - Synonymy: exbrayat, to be used in the masculine form (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!).

Last vintages of this wine

Barrel Collection Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 2.911100
Barrel Collection Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Barrel Collection Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Barrel Collection Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.411100

The best vintages of Barrel Collection Merlot from Winery Stellenryck are 2016, 2013, 2015, 2017

Informations about the Winery Stellenryck

The winery offers 9 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This winery is part of the Distell.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Stellenryck is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 6500 of of South Africa wines
In the top 2000 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Stellenbosch

The wine region of Stellenbosch is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. We currently count 582 estates and châteaux in the of Stellenbosch, producing 3443 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Stellenbosch go well with generally quite well with dishes .


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: Soft

Sweet wine containing between 30 and 50 grams of residual sugar. A sweet wine is made from very ripe grapes but without being affected by botrytis cinerea and without being raisined. This term can also be applied to a dry wine that is smooth and fat in the mouth.

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