Winery Vondeling Wines - Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon

Winery Vondeling WinesMerlot - Cabernet Sauvignon

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The Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Vondeling Wines is a red wine from the region of Paarl of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Vondeling Wines

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Vondeling Wines in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Vondeling Wines in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Vondeling Wines's Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon.

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

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2015
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2014
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2011
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2007
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 311100
Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon - 2005
In the top 100 of of Paarl wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery Vondeling Wines are 2015, 2005, 2014, 2011 and 2007.

Informations about the Winery Vondeling Wines

The winery offers 25 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Paarl in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Vondeling Wines is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Paarl to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 8000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 700 of of Paarl wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 350000 wines of the world

The wine region of Paarl

The wine region of Paarl is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vilafonté or the Domaine La Motte Wine Estate produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Paarl are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Paarl often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, prune or eucalyptus and sometimes also flavors of mocha, cranberry or strawberries.


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: Arching

A stage in the vegetative cycle of the vine that occurs after the leaves have fallen and is characterized by the drying out of the soft shoots, which are transformed into hard shoots by lignification.

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