Winery Black Cuvée - XV Sauvignon Blanc

Winery Black Cuvée XV Sauvignon Blanc

3.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The XV Sauvignon Blanc of Winery Black Cuvée is a white wine from the region of Western Cape.
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, shellfish or goat cheese.

Taste structure of the XV Sauvignon Blanc from the Winery Black Cuvée

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the XV Sauvignon Blanc of Winery Black Cuvée in the region of Western Cape is a with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the XV Sauvignon Blanc of Winery Black Cuvée in the region of Western Cape often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, citrus fruit or tropical fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Black Cuvée's XV Sauvignon Blanc.

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

Discover the grape variety: Picolit noir

A very old grape variety, which almost disappeared, cultivated for a very long time in the north-east of Italy, more precisely in the region of Friuli bordering with Aurelia and Slovenia. It can be found in Italy, but also in Spain, ... in France it is completely unknown. Note that it is not related to the white picolit.

Last vintages of this wine

XV Sauvignon Blanc - 2017
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.3 1 1 1 0 0
XV Sauvignon Blanc - 2016
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.2 1 1 1 0 0
XV Sauvignon Blanc - 2015
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.1 1 1 1 0 0
XV Sauvignon Blanc - 2014
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.3 1 1 1 0 0
XV Sauvignon Blanc - 2013
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0
XV Sauvignon Blanc - 2012
In the top 100 of of Western Cape wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of XV Sauvignon Blanc from Winery Black Cuvée are 2013, 2012, 2017, 2014 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Black Cuvée

The winery offers 7 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Western Cape

The Winery Black Cuvée is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Western Cape to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Western Cape
In the top 5000 of of South Africa wines
In the top 5000 of of Western Cape wines
In the top 50000 of white wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

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: Balance

Harmony of the different organoleptic elements of a wine. The balance is linked to the typicity of each wine. The sweetness of a sweet wine is an element of its balance, whereas a Sancerre or a Chablis will be asked to be lively and dry.

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