Winery Viljoensdrift - River Grandeur Merlot

Winery ViljoensdriftRiver Grandeur 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 River Grandeur Merlot of Winery Viljoensdrift is a red wine from the region of Robertson 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 River Grandeur Merlot from the Winery Viljoensdrift

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the River Grandeur Merlot of Winery Viljoensdrift in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the River Grandeur Merlot of Winery Viljoensdrift in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Viljoensdrift's River Grandeur Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
15°
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

River Grandeur Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
River Grandeur Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Robertson wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of River Grandeur Merlot from Winery Viljoensdrift are 2015, 2017

Informations about the Winery Viljoensdrift

The winery offers 29 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Robertson in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Viljoensdrift is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Robertson 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 350 of of Robertson wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of Robertson

The wine region of Robertson is located in the region of Breede River Valley of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Springfield Estate or the Domaine Springfield Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Robertson are Chardonnay, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Robertson often reveals types of flavors of cream, straw or fresh strawberries and sometimes also flavors of brioche, cranberry or lemon grass.


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.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: Tanin

A natural compound contained in the skin of the grape, the seed or the woody part of the bunch, the stalk. The maceration of red wines allows the extraction of tannins, which give the texture, the solidity and also the mellowness when the tannins are "ripe". The winemaker seeks above all to extract the tannins from the skin, the ripest and most noble. The tannins of the seed or stalk, which are "greener", especially in average years, give the wine hardness and astringency. The wines of Bordeaux (based on Cabernet and Merlot) are full of tannins, those of Burgundy much less so, with Pinot Noir containing little.

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