Winery WhalehavenOld Harbour Merlot - Pinotage
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Pinotage 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 Old Harbour Merlot - Pinotage from the Winery Whalehaven
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Old Harbour Merlot - Pinotage of Winery Whalehaven 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 Old Harbour Merlot - Pinotage of Winery Whalehaven in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Old Harbour Merlot - Pinotage
Pairings that work perfectly with Old Harbour Merlot - Pinotage
Original food and wine pairings with Old Harbour Merlot - Pinotage
The Old Harbour Merlot - Pinotage of Winery Whalehaven matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of sauté of lamb with curry, civet of wild boar or traditional welsh dark beer.
Details and technical informations about Winery Whalehaven's Old Harbour Merlot - Pinotage.
Discover the grape variety: Pinotage
An intraspecific cross between pinot noir and cinsaut called hermitage, obtained in South Africa in 1925 by Professor Abraham Izak Perold. Since then, it has been propagated in Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the United States (California), Canada, Brazil, Israel, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties on the A1 list. - Synonymy: none to date (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Old Harbour Merlot - Pinotage from Winery Whalehaven are 2014, 2009, 2013, 2012 and 2010.
Informations about the Winery Whalehaven
The Winery Whalehaven is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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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