Winery Cloof - Dusty Road Merlot

Winery CloofDusty Road Merlot

3.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Dusty Road Merlot of Winery Cloof is a red wine from the region of Darling 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 Dusty Road Merlot from the Winery Cloof

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Dusty Road Merlot of Winery Cloof in the region of Western Cape is a powerful.

Details and technical informations about Winery Cloof's Dusty Road Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
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

Dusty Road Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Dusty Road Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Darling wines
Average rating: 2.911100

The best vintages of Dusty Road Merlot from Winery Cloof are 2016, 2015

Informations about the Winery Cloof

The winery offers 64 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 40 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Darling in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Cloof is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 62 wines for sale in the of Darling 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 250 of of Darling wines
In the top 550000 of red wines
In the top 1000000 wines of the world

The wine region of Darling

The wine region of Darling is located in the region of Coastal Region of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Groote Post or the Domaine Groote Post produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Darling are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Darling often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, dark fruit or apples and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, dried fruit or mulberry.


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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