Wine Tasting Notes This full-bodied wine is ruby red in color with ripe berries, subtle cherries and oak spices. On the palate this well-balanced Merlot is an easy drinking yet mouth-filling wine with ample clean soft fruit flavors and an oaky backup with gentle tannins. The Fleur du Cap Merlot is the perfect partner to spicy Mediterranean food, full-flavored fish, duck or guinea fowl.