Winery Asara Wine Estate - The Bell Tower

Winery Asara Wine EstateThe Bell Tower

4.2
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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 The Bell Tower of Winery Asara Wine Estate is a red wine from the region of Stellenbosch of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the The Bell Tower from the Winery Asara Wine Estate

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Bell Tower of Winery Asara Wine Estate in the region of Western Cape is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

earthy, pencil shavings

Wine with spices taste

pepper

On the nose the The Bell Tower of Winery Asara Wine Estate in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dark fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Asara Wine Estate's The Bell Tower.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

The Bell Tower - 2019
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.111110
The Bell Tower - 2017
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.311110
The Bell Tower - 2013
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.211110
The Bell Tower - 2012
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 4.311110
The Bell Tower - 2011
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
The Bell Tower - 2009
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.911110
The Bell Tower - 2007
In the top 100 of of Stellenbosch wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of The Bell Tower from Winery Asara Wine Estate are 2017, 2012, 2013, 2019 and 2005.

Informations about the Winery Asara Wine Estate

The winery offers 40 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Stellenbosch in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Asara Wine Estate is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Stellenbosch to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 300 of of South Africa wines
In the top 150 of of Stellenbosch wines
In the top 8500 of red wines
In the top 15000 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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The word of the wine: BSA

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