Winery Watershed - Shades Merlot

Winery WatershedShades Merlot

3.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Shades Merlot of Winery Watershed is a red wine from the region of Margaret River of Australie de l'Ouest.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Shades Merlot from the Winery Watershed

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Shades Merlot of Winery Watershed in the region of Australie de l'Ouest is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Shades Merlot of Winery Watershed in the region of Australie de l'Ouest often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Watershed's Shades Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
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

Shades Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Margaret River wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Shades Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Margaret River wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Shades Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Margaret River wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Shades Merlot - 2013
In the top 100 of of Margaret River wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Shades Merlot - 2011
In the top 100 of of Margaret River wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Shades Merlot from Winery Watershed are 2011, 2015, 2016, 2013 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Watershed

The winery offers 35 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Margaret River in the region of Australie de l'Ouest

The Winery Watershed is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Margaret River to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie de l'Ouest
In the top 15000 of of Australia wines
In the top 550 of of Margaret River wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Margaret River

The wine region of Margaret River is located in the region of South West Australia of Australie de l'Ouest of Australia. We currently count 442 estates and châteaux in the of Margaret River, producing 2302 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Margaret River go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Australie de l'Ouest

Western Australia is the largest of Australia's eight administrative areas and territories. In 2020, it accounted for only 2% of the nation's wine production, but has already produced up to 20% of the country's fine wines. Covering the entire western third of the vast island-continent, "WA" (as it is commonly known) stretches 1,600 kilometres (1,000 miles) from east to west. This makes it the second largest administrative subdivision of any country in the world, larger than Alaska and Texas combined.

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The word of the wine: Bite

Said of a wine with exacerbated acidity.

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