Winery Balance - Winemaker's Selection Merlot

Winery BalanceWinemaker's Selection 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 Winemaker's Selection Merlot of Winery Balance is a red wine from the region 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 Winemaker's Selection Merlot from the Winery Balance

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Winemaker's Selection Merlot of Winery Balance in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Winemaker's Selection Merlot of Winery Balance in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Balance's Winemaker's Selection Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Style of wine
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

Winemaker's Selection Merlot - 2018
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Winemaker's Selection Merlot - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Winemaker's Selection Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Winemaker's Selection Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 2.911100
Winemaker's Selection Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 2.911100
Winemaker's Selection Merlot - 2012
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 2.6110.500

The best vintages of Winemaker's Selection Merlot from Winery Balance are 2017, 2018, 2016, 2015 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Balance

The winery offers 54 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
This winery is part of the Overhex Wines.
It is in the top 45 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Balance is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 57 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 20000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 20000 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 500000 of red wines
In the top 950000 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: Mineral

Taste reminiscent of gunflint, chalk and many nuances of the mineral world, and reinforcing, especially in white wines, the notion of freshness and the sappy character.

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