Winery Aan de Doorns - Cape Ruby

Winery Aan de DoornsCape Ruby

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(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 Cape Ruby of Winery Aan de Doorns is a red wine from the region of Worcester of Western Cape.
This wine generally goes well with
The Cape Ruby of the Winery Aan de Doorns is in the top 40 of wines of Worcester.

Details and technical informations about Winery Aan de Doorns's Cape Ruby.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot is a red grape variety with small black berries that appeared at the end of the 18th century. It is produced in most of the Bordeaux terroirs, where it represents 58% of the planted area, and its best terroir is located in Pomerol and Saint-Emilion on cool, clay-limestone soils. At the mythical Château Pétrus, the wine is made with 95% Merlot, with a dark, dense colour, aromas of red and black fruits and a superb range of flavours, the Merlot transforms during its ageing to give way to notes of prunes, undergrowth and spices. On the palate, it is supple with distinguished tannins. It is often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon. Merlot is no longer exclusive to Bordeaux, it is nowadays vinified all over the world.

Informations about the Winery Aan de Doorns

The winery offers 18 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Worcester in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Aan de Doorns is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Worcester to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 15000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 50 of of Worcester wines
In the top 300000 of red wines
In the top 500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Worcester

The wine region of Worcester is located in the region of Breede River Valley of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Alvi's Drift or the Domaine Alvi's Drift produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Worcester are Chenin blanc, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Pinotage, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Worcester often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak.


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.

News related to this wine

An overview of Mâcon plus a geographical denomination appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey of this vineyard where the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation are produced. A unique journey to discover this region where the Romanesque churches punctuate the landscape and are the witnesses of the link between the vines and Christiannity. Cluny is the gatekeeper. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Montbellet

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Montbellet, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bour ...

The word of the wine: Musty (taste of)

A disgusting taste due to a defect in the grapes or, more commonly, a defect in the barrel.

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