Winery Backsberg - Methode Cap Classique Brut

Winery BacksbergMethode Cap Classique Brut

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Methode Cap Classique Brut of Winery Backsberg is a sparkling wine from the region of Elgin of Western Cape.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Pinot noir.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Methode Cap Classique Brut of Winery Backsberg in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Backsberg's Methode Cap Classique Brut.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.77°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Methode Cap Classique Brut - 2017
In the top 100 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Methode Cap Classique Brut - 2016
In the top 100 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Methode Cap Classique Brut - 2015
In the top 100 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Methode Cap Classique Brut - 2014
In the top 100 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Methode Cap Classique Brut - 2010
In the top 100 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Methode Cap Classique Brut - 2009
In the top 100 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Methode Cap Classique Brut - 2008
In the top 100 of of Elgin wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Methode Cap Classique Brut from Winery Backsberg are 2008, 2009, 2017, 2016 and 2015.

Informations about the Winery Backsberg

The winery offers 55 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Elgin in the region of Western Cape

The Winery Backsberg is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 52 wines for sale in the of Elgin to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 4000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 350 of of Elgin wines
In the top 15000 of sparkling wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Elgin

The wine region of Elgin is located in the region of Cape South Coast of Western Cape of South Africa. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Paul Cluver or the Domaine Matthew Van Heerden produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Elgin are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Elgin often reveals types of flavors of cream, stone fruit or cheese and sometimes also flavors of quince, beeswax or citrus zest.


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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