Winery The Secretary Bird - Merlot

Winery The Secretary BirdMerlot

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 Merlot of Winery The Secretary Bird 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 with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Merlot from the Winery The Secretary Bird

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Merlot of Winery The Secretary Bird in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

chocolate, oak

Wine with earth taste

earthy, smoke

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

Wine with spices taste

pepper

On the nose the Merlot of Winery The Secretary Bird in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, red fruit or strawberries.

Details and technical informations about Winery The Secretary Bird's Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
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

Merlot - 2019
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Merlot - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Merlot from Winery The Secretary Bird are 2015, 2018, 2017, 2014 and 2019.

Informations about the Winery The Secretary Bird

The winery offers 7 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery The Secretary Bird is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 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 4000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 4000 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 90000 of red wines
In the top 150000 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: Size

Cutting of shoots to regulate and balance the growth of the vine in order to control productivity.

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