Winery BellinghamOur Founder's Merlot

Red wine of Stellenbosch of Western Cape of South Africa

4.4

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Our Founder's Merlot of Winery Bellingham is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch 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 Our Founder's Merlot from the Winery Bellingham

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Our Founder's Merlot of Winery Bellingham in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Food and wine pairings with Our Founder's Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Our Founder's Merlot

Original food and wine pairings with Our Founder's Merlot

The Our Founder's Merlot of Winery Bellingham matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef bourguignon in the oven of nanou, canned cassoulet or oriental stuffed vegetables.

Details and technical informations about Winery Bellingham's Our Founder's Merlot.

Winery

Winery Bellingham

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

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.

Informations about the Winery Bellingham

The winery offers 73 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

This winery is part of the DGB (Douglas Green Bellingham).

It is in the top 45 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Bellingham is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 80 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 8000 of of South Africa wines

In the top 350 of of Stellenbosch wines

In the top 200000 of red wines

In the top 300000 wines of the world

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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