Winery BacksbergElba
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Malbec, the Mourvèdre, the Petit Verdot, the Sangiovese and the Zinfandel.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Elba of Winery Backsberg in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, floral or dried fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Elba
Pairings that work perfectly with Elba
Original food and wine pairings with Elba
The Elba of Winery Backsberg matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of chinese fondue, couscous merguez or veal chops au gratin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Backsberg's Elba.
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Elba from Winery Backsberg are 2006, 0, 2007
Informations about the Winery Backsberg
The Winery Backsberg is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 52 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Aqueous
Said of a diluted wine for which one has the impression that water has been added.
