Robertson Cabernet Merlot Pinotage
£11.59
£15.45 per litre · incl. 20% VAT
In Stock — 17 bottles available
An easy-drinking, fruit-forward Cape red built for everyday pleasure. This three-way blend of Cabernet, Merlot and Pinotage delivers smooth berry flavours and a juicy, soft finish, the kind of bottle you reach for on a Tuesday night without a second thought. Brilliant with a midweek roast or simply a sofa and a good film.
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Our Verdict
We list a lot of South African reds at this price point, and the Chapel range keeps earning its spot because it just delivers, no fuss, no rough edges, no surprises. This blend is our go-to recommendation for anyone wanting to dip a toe into Cape wine without committing to a £20 bottle. It's the wine we suggest for stocking up before a barbecue, or as a soft landing for friends who think they don't like Pinotage. If you're after something everyday and reliable, this earns its place in your rack.
Tasting Notes
An easy, open-hearted red built around ripe black and red berry fruit. The nose offers blackcurrant, soft plum and a brush of mulberry, with a faint smoky lift from the Pinotage in the blend. The palate is rounded and juicy, Cabernet brings the dark fruit backbone, Merlot smooths the edges, and Pinotage adds a savoury warmth on the finish. Tannins are gentle, acidity is fresh, and it slips down without fuss.
Ripe Blackcurrant
Cabernet leads with cassis and dark berry fruit, generous and ripe, never heavy or jammy, the kind of flavour that just keeps pouring.
Soft Plum & Mulberry
Merlot rounds the edges with juicy plum and a touch of mulberry, giving the wine its easy, supple, fruit-forward middle.
Gentle Smoke
A whisper of woodsmoke from the Pinotage adds savoury character, lifting the blend above straightforward berry-juice territory.
About This Wine
Some wines demand occasion. This one creates it. A friendly trio of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinotage from the sun-warmed Robertson valley, blended to do one thing brilliantly, slip down easily and make whatever you're eating taste better.
Expect ripe red and black berries on the nose, with a gentle plummy roundness from the Merlot and a whisper of South African smokiness from the Pinotage. The Cabernet adds just enough backbone to keep things interesting, but this is a soft, generous red rather than a brooding one. Fruit-forward, dry without being austere, finishing clean and uncomplicated.
Robertson Winery has been crafting wines from its converted missionary chapel since 1941, and the Chapel range has earned its reputation as honest, well-made everyday drinking. The valley itself sits inland from Cape Town, where hot days, cool nights and limestone-rich soils produce grapes packed with flavour at a price that still makes sense on a weeknight.
This is your roast-chicken-on-a-Sunday wine. Your bangers-and-mash wine. Your sticky barbecued ribs, your slow-cooked beef stew, your Tuesday lasagne. It's also a smart introduction for anyone curious about South African reds but not ready to splash out. Delivered to your door anywhere in the UK, keep a few in the rack and you'll never be caught short.
Food Pairing
Built for weeknight cooking rather than fine dining. Brilliant with sticky barbecue ribs, a midweek shepherd's pie, or sausages and mash with onion gravy. It's also happy alongside a Sunday roast, pork or beef, and handles a hearty beef and ale stew with ease. Order a pizza, light the braai, or just pour a glass with a bowl of pasta bolognese.
- —Sticky barbecue pork ribs
- —Shepherd's pie with buttery mash
- —Sausages and onion gravy
- —Slow-cooked beef and ale stew
- —Spaghetti bolognese
How to Serve
Temperature
Cool room temperature. Twenty minutes in the fridge before serving keeps the fruit fresh and lively.
Decanting
No need to decant. Pop the cork, pour, and enjoy, this is a fruit-forward blend designed to drink straight from the bottle without ceremony or waiting around.
Glass
A standard red wine glass is all you need, nothing fussy, just enough bowl to let the berry aromas show.
The Winemaking
A blend like this lives or dies on light-touch winemaking, and that's the approach here. Each variety is picked at its own peak and vinified separately, with gentle pressing to draw out fruit without dragging in harsh tannins. The components are then blended to build that soft, rounded character, Cabernet for backbone, Merlot for plushness, Pinotage for a smoky South African signature. The aim is freshness and drinkability, not heft, which is exactly what lands in the glass.
About the Producer
Robertson Winery
Robertson Winery has roots that reach back to 1941, when a group of local growers took over a disused stone missionary church on the edge of town and turned it into a cellar. That little church still anchors the operation today, a reminder that this is a winery built by community rather than corporate ambition. The William Robertson range nods to the man the town itself is named after, a Scottish minister who arrived at the Cape in 1822 and gave his name to one of South Africa's most productive valleys. Decades on, Robertson works with grower families whose relationships with the cellar stretch back generations, picking from mountain slopes and river-valley vineyards alike to make wines that punch well above their price.